2019 Clos La Coutale Cahors

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 89.5 points

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  2/10/2024 - hiker_guy Likes this wine:

  Did a blind taste off with 1 Argentine Malbec, 1 Washington Red Mountain Malbec and this wine. (Costco - 2022 Kirkland brand 91pts from JS, 2021 Auclair Malbec 90pts WE, were the other 2) I correctly ID'd all three.
  
  This one and the WA Malbec were close.
  
  On its own my wife didn’t like this wine. Too austere.
  With the tenderloin this was her preference. It really highlights the food very well.
  
  My notes:
  Nose of sweet tobacco, bright earth, dark cherry,
  
  Palate is medium dark with hints of sweet, dark fruit
  
  Decent finish with tannic grip.
  
  Best wine for highlighting the food. The Auclair was my favorite by a slight margin for its darker fruit flavor profile.
  80% Malbec, 20% Merlot
  
  Would buy again

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  1/26/2024 - valecnik Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Beguiling right out of the gate, with a distinct woodsy/sprucey note. Lean and refreshing without being stern or hard-edged. After a night in half bottle, it integrated beautifully and showed amazing balance. Sweet dark berry, good acidity, a round and lithe mouthfeel, and still finishing with that woodsy note. A brilliant little wine with staggering QPR.

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  8/12/2023 - macaujames Likes this wine: 92 Points

  13.5%. Has typical pure aromas of chalky bluefruits, mint and raspberries. Superb on the plump chalky blue and red fruits medium bodied palate which ends medium long, fresh and food friendly. Wonderful value for money at under 8 Euros. Lay down 5-10 years or drink now with 90 mins decant. Maybe this will make a 93. They normally improve!

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  6/16/2023 - North Willis Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Drinking really well. Loads of ripe, black fruit, great structure and finely knit tannins. Wonderful texture. This wine rocks. I’d give it another 2+ years for primary notes to evolve and greater complexity to develop. An insane QPR. Little Big Man, as another CT’er wrote in this thread!

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  3/20/2023 - eboracum wrote: flawed

  Corked

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