2014 Clos Triguedina Cahors Les Galets

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  1/27/2023 - forceberry wrote: 86 Points

  100% Malbec from Moziéres-Vire sur Lot, a parcel on the "3rd terrace" of the river Lot, representing a terroir that has intense exposure to the sun along with clay and limestone and some deposits of iron volcanic residue in the soil. Vinified in stainless steel, aged for 12 months in French oak barriques. 13,5% alcohol. Tasted next to the other two 2014 Trilogie wines.
  
  Dense, concentrated and fully opaque blackish-red color that doesn't permit any light through. The brooding, extracted nose feels quite densely packed with dark-toned aromas of ripe dark fruits, some toasty mocha oak, light inky tones, a little bit of juicy plummy fruit, a hint of herby spice, a woody touch of pencil shavings and a sweet touch of toasty mocha oak. The wine feels ripe, juicy and quite polished on the palate with a full body and quite impactful flavors of black cherries and sweet, toasty oak spice, some crunchy chokeberry tones, a little bit of extracted woody bitterness, light gravelly mineral tones, a hint of ripe bilberries and a touch of vanilla. The overall feel is quite gentle and supple, thanks to the medium acidity and ripe medium tannins. The finish is juicy, long and rather oak-driven with some tannic grip that slowly piles on the gums along with a rich aftertaste of toasty mocha oak, some sweet black cherry character, light crunchy notes of chokeberries, a little bit of extracted woody bitterness, a hint of tobacco and a touch of bittersweet dark chocolate. The alcohol lends a little bit of warmth to the aftertaste.
  
  Of the three 2014 Trilogie wines we tasted, this seemed to show the most ripeness and oak influence, resulting in a rather lush, sweet and a bit soft wine. There's a lot of intensity and flavor impact here, but the wine also feels polished to the point of anonymity. I guess it's possible the wine could improve with further aging if it lost some of that baby fat and integrated the rather dominant oak tones better with the fruit, but I doubt this will turn into anything particularly interesting even with extended cellaring. While the wine was somewhat better than the slightly vegetal 2014 Petites Cailles, this didn't really manage to match the quality of the third Trilogie wine, Au Coin du Bois. There's just too much oak, ripeness and extraction for my taste. Feels a bit pricey for the quality at approx. 25€.

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