2014 Clos Triguedina Cahors Petites Cailles

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  1/27/2023 - forceberry wrote: 83 Points

  100% Malbec from Moureau-Floressas, a parcel on the "4th terrace" of the river Lot, representing a terroir that has lots of limestone and iron 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. Brooding, dense and dark-toned nose with somewhat extracted aromas of toasty wood and torrefaction, some woody notes of pencil shavings, a little bit of blueberry jam, light weird green hints of mulchy vegetal matter and raw beet, a hint of damp wood and a touch of blackcurrant. The wine feels dense and full-bodied yet still somewhat airy on the palate with bold, somewhat extracted flavors of ripe blackcurrant and toasty mocha oak, some leafy vegetal tones, a little bit of savory wood spice, light woody notes of pencil shavings, a tart hint of crunchy dark plum and a touch of blueberry. The overall feel is pretty structured, thanks to the rather high acidity and ample, moderately grippy tannins. The finish is quite ripe and extracted yet still relatively airy and crunchy with a long, bold aftertaste of crunchy chokeberries and fresh red plums, some sweeter notes of ripe blackcurrants, light vegetal green tones, a little bit of toasty oak spice, a hint of blueberry and a woody touch of pencil shavings.
  
  This was a weird wine - it tasted quite ripe and solar, yet it had a somewhat green and vegetal side to it. And this was not similar to the lovely herbaceous crunch one can find in Cabernet Franc or old-school left-bank Bordeaux; no, this was vegetal and mulchy, making me think whether there were some unripe grapes in the blend or if the wine suffered from geosmin. From the three Trilogie wines, this showed the highest acidity, lending it a surprisingly airy texture despite the ripeness and sense of concentration, but otherwise the wine felt somewhat awkward and clumsy due to its combination of vegetal greenness, rather dominant toasty oak tones and quite ripe, dark-toned fruit. I guess it's possible this was just a poor vintage for Petites Cailles and it would perform better on a better vintage, but this time this label left me a bit disappointed. Not really worth the approx. 25€.

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