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| Community Tasting Notes (average 90 pts. and median of 90 pts. in 1 note) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by forceberry on 11/25/2021 & rated 90 points: 12% alcohol. Tasted blind.
Moderately translucent and slightly hazy brick-red color. Sweet yet slightly rubbery nose with somewhat reductive aromas of latex along with evolved notes of wizened cherries, some chokeberry jam, a little bit of ripe and slightly soft blueberry, light notes of tobacco, a developed hint of mushroomy funk and a touch of coconut. The wine is dry, savory and slightly bitter on the palate with a medium body and somewhat evolved flavors of tart lingonberries and crunchy chokeberries, some blueberry tones, a little bit of sappy herbal character, light reductive notes of latex and a hint of old, dried tobacco. The overall feel is still firm and somewhat sinewy, thanks to the high acidity and somewhat grippy medium tannins. The finish is quite long, dry and gently grippy with crunchy and slightly bitter flavors of tart cranberries, some sappy herbal spice, a little bit of blueberry, light evolved meaty tones and a hint of tobacco.
A nice, still surprisingly fresh and youthful Cahors that seemed to suffer a little bit of reduction - or at least that is what I thought the slightly rubbery off-notes were. The somewhat latex-y overall flavor were a minor distraction, but otherwise this was a very lovely aged red wine that was still remarkably youthful for its age. Perhaps nothing particularly memorable, but nothing disappointing either. Perhaps with longer aeration the wine might've turned out better. Although I'm sure the wine will continue to keep just fine for years more, I doubt that reductive latex character will disappear with further aging - if aging would help, I think 35 years of aging might've done the trick already. All the same, at just 21€ this was terrific value. (764 views) |
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Wine Scholar Guild vintage ratings
2018 vintage: "marked by a wet spring, a superb summer and a good harvest"
2019 vintage reports
2021: "From a general standpoint, whether for white, rosé or red wines, 2021 is a year marked by quality in the Rhône Valley Vineyards. Structured, elegant, fresh and fruity will be the main keywords for this new vintage."
2022 harvest: idealwine.info | wine-searcher.comSouthwest France Comité Interprofessionnel des Vins du Sud Ouest | Les vins du Tarn-et-Garonne on-lineCahors Le Vins de Cahors (L’Union Interprofessionnelle du Vin de Cahors)
The Cahors appellation is located in the département of Lot, which itself lies in the greater region known as Quercy. Sandwiched between the Dordogne and Toulouse, the rolling hills of the area that twist gently along with the River Lot provides the visitor with a fairy tale view around each bend; villages topping the peaks of small hills, blue sky and vine-covered expanses, castles tucked neatly into hillside folds or hanging precariously on the rim of a cliff...it's not surprising that this area attracts huge numbers of tourists and foreigners looking to buy retirement homes abroad! The Cahors vineyards date back to the Roman occupation, making them among the oldest in France.
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Cahors is a small town in southwestern France, located 100 miles (160km) east of Bordeaux. In wine terms it is known for its deeply colored reds made predominantly from Malbec (known locally as both Côt and Auxerrois), with small quantities of Tannat and Merlot. Interestingly, Cahors is the only red-wine appellation in the French south-west to use neither Cabernet Sauvignon nor Cabernet Franc. Malbec typically ripens midway through the growing season and produces small, intensely colored grapes. As it is so sensitive to its growing environment, the level of ripeness has a considerable effect on the structure of the eventual wine. Broadly speaking, French Malbec tends to be more meaty, rustic and tannic. Malbec wines are generally aged in oak to enhance the wine's structure and aging potential. |
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