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2020 Château la Caminade Cahors

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3/20/2024 - Double-A Likes this wine: 88 points

Dark berry, mineral, smoke, petrol, and green pepper nose. Bright, dark palate with good acidity and polished, dry tannins.
3.5/5

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2011 Château la Caminade Cahors

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2/10/2023 - GGinSF wrote: 87 points

Thought this would be on the downhill, but it still tastes fresh. Good value.

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2005 Château la Caminade Cahors

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3/17/2009 - Double-A wrote: NR

Currant, dried herb and mineral nose and flavours. Tight tannic structure with a fresh, black fruited finish.

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2016 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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2/22/2022 - tangfish wrote: 94 points

great value for money

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2010 Château la Caminade Cahors

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8/3/2021 - JohnTheBastard Likes this wine: 91 points

Dried sour cherry and prune, leather, and lots of acid.

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2016 Château la Caminade Malbec Côtes du Lot

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7/13/2019 - jdkrabbe wrote: 77 points

Purple with magenta rim, low transparency. Not much on the nose, stone, preserved plum. Dried fruit on palate. Short length, astringent, dry finish, tannins inside lips.

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2018 Château la Caminade Cahors

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6/17/2021 - ilcalmo wrote: 86 points

Tannins ahoy! Not only on the first day, but on the second, the rough tannins kept me from tasting much of the wine. On the third day, the tannins had finally receded enough that I could taste the rest of the wine, and it was actually kind of nice. Good fruit with some herbal nuances, though the tannins were still kind of rough. I'm not sure I'd age it though, as I suspect the fruit might die before the tannins.

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2018 Château la Caminade Cahors

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2/6/2021 - bvivio Likes this wine: 86 points

Appearance: deep purple, youthfully bright, medium staining, medium+ tearing, no rim variation nor sediment.

Nose: clean, medium- intensity, youthful, black plum, ripe raspberry, black olive, black pepper, clay pot, dusty earth.

Palate: dry, medium+ tannin, medium acid, medium+ alcohol (14%), medium- concentration, medium body, medium- finish, black currant, black plum, blueberry, ripe raspberry, black pepper, clay pot, dusty earth.

Overall: A clean, youthful, Malbec-based wine (with 25% Merlot) that shows the expected black fruit notes with a touch of pepper and minerality. The structural balance is pretty decent, but overall the flavor concentration and length are a bit disappointing. The fruit isn't concentrated nor interesting enough to make up for the lack of many of the herbal and more interesting earthy notes that I would expect from a Cahors. The absence of oak means that there isn't much complexity in the wine overall, but I think that was probably a good winemaking decision because this level of fruit would likely not be able to stand up to too much anyway. Certainly an easy drinking and casually enjoyable wine, but not interesting nor unique enough for me to seek out again.

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2011 Château la Caminade Cahors Élevé en Fût de Chêne

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1/19/2021 - stamperb Likes this wine: 84 points

Dark color. Nose: Dark berries, light floral notes. Dark cherry, minerality, finishes dry with healthy tannins. Leans more Bordeaux-like than Cahors (14.5%)

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2017 Château la Caminade Cahors

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11/6/2020 - Tpairing wrote: 87 points

Black berries , some earthiness and leather . Tight when first opened and drinking well 2-3 hours following decant.

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2016 Château la Caminade Cahors

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11/23/2019 - srh Likes this wine: NR

Sat, 11/23/19, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Apparently 75% Malbec, 25% Merlot grown in "a variety of soil types including gravelly sand & clay/limestone."

N: A melding of ripe berries & toast (?) with notes of minerals; Intensity lurking?

P: LM, poss Med, body; RNDISH entry with NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which stays within hailing distance of the init frt as it surprisingly PRETTY much works itself out by the LONG, balanced finish with an ALMOST pleasant bitter/swtness (60:40) to the dusty tannins. NEEDS through '21, then at least coming CLOSE to approaching its 10th. My VG+/EXC-, even the higher eventually POSS being low, though one MUST be... patient. ;) 90 pts & Silver @ Decanter's '17 World Wine Awards. [This vendor's $12.95 is now $2 < wine-searcher's only current source.]

Note: Note: Also tasted on 10/27/18 & 10/12/19

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10/12/2019 - srh Likes this wine: NR

Sat, 10/12/19, $2 Tasting (Vintage Wines Ltd., San Diego, CA): Apparently 75% Malbec, 25% Merlot grown in "a variety of soil types including gravelly sand & clay/limestone."

N: Attractively RIPE berries with notes of smoke & other unparsables

P: LM body; NICE, almost swtish frt met by an astringent pucker which stays in touch with the init frt as it evolves into a LONG, balanced finish with a bitter/swtness (choc?) to the dusty tannins. NEEDS through '21, poss '22, but everything SEEMS in place to approach its 10th. My EXC-/EXC, the higher for the QPR of something potentially cellarworthy. 90 pts & Silver @ Decanter's '17 World Wine Awards. [This vendor's $12.95 is now $2 < wine-searcher's only current source.]

Note: Also tasted on 10/27/18, when it seemed to be showing less of its structure

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2014 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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12/12/2018 - JS1056 wrote: 88 points

Interesting Malbec. Dark in color with interesting nose of dark fruit.
Earthy with a medium finish. Interesting.

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2016 Château la Caminade Cahors

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10/27/2018 - srh Likes this wine: NR

Sat, 10/27/18, $2 Tasting: Apparently 75% Malbec, 25% Merlot grown in "a variety of soil types including gravelly sand & clay/limestone."

N: RIPE (raisins?) with notes of smoke & earth

P: Med body; NICE, ALMOST swtish frt met by a swt (as opposed to harsh) astringency which transitions into a LONG, slightly tangy, very, VERY slightly bitter finish with hints of spicy raisins to the dusty tannins. NEEDS into, poss through '20, then drinking for 3-4 yrs more. My VG+/EXC-. [This vendor's $12.95 is $1 < the only other current wine-searcher source.]

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11/10/2018 - tombiro Likes this wine: 89 points

Lovely. Dry. Tobacco and maybe some dark, dark raisin on the nose. Decent tannins. Great value.

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2008 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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9/10/2017 - kmicho Likes this wine: 88 points

Quite good. Still tight after 9 years, but once it sat, was a quite complex delicious merlot. Very earthy, as it should be. Strong minerals just an all around good wine.

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2010 Château la Caminade Cahors Élevé en Fût de Chêne

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2/20/2016 - Martin Redmond Likes this wine: 87 points

Wines At Our Table; February 21st 2016; 2/15/2016-2/21/2016: Garnet color with with earthy black fruit (blackberry, plum) aromas. On the palate it's medium-bodied, fresh and a bit tannic with a bit of minerality. Blackberry and plum flavors dominate with a bit of cassis and roast coffee flavors, and a lingering finish. A blend of 97% Malbec with 3% Tannat, this Cahors is sourced from 30-50 year old vines planted in calcareous clay.

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2001 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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2/14/2016 - Vino Me wrote: 90 points

Opened by the importer (Ron) from his cellar. Dark crimson color. Full bodied with notes of black fruit, chocolate and tobacco. 90-91 points.

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2009 Château la Caminade Cahors Esprit

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6/17/2014 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 91 points

Saturated, very dark ruby color; aromatic, blackberry, berry, boysenberry pie filling, vanilla nose; plush, blackberry, berry, boysenberry pie filling, vanilla, spice, nutmeg palate with refined, sweet tannins; needs 2-3 years; long finish (20 months in 300 liter oak; 15.5% alcohol) 91+ points

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2010 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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6/17/2014 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 90 points

Saturated, very dark ruby color; baked berry, berry pie filling nose; tight, tart berry, berry pie filling, tart blackberry palate with firm sweet tannins and good acidity; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (12 months in oak, 18% new; 14.5% alcohol) 90+ points

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2011 Château la Caminade Cahors

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6/17/2014 - rjonwine@gmail.com wrote: 86 points

Very dark ruby color; lifted, aromatic, baked berry, lightly herbaceous nose; tart currant, olive palate with firm tannins; needs 2 years; medium-plus finish (70% Malbec, 25% Merlot, 5% Tannat; 13.5% alcohol) 86+ points

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2008 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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1/15/2014 - tenor12bucks wrote: 89 points

Sturdy: plenty of tannin and a good dose of oak. Decent finish. Good weeknight pairing with burgers or grilled food. I'm going to sit on my remaining bottles for another 2 years or so, see if it softens.

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2008 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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1/10/2014 - merryberry wrote: 87 points

Purple that shows a bit of crimson in the light. Spice, stems, and cola on the nose. Medium bodied, blackberries, tart cherries, a bamboo curtain of tannins, tobacco, dark chocolate, and a medium-long really dry finish. I should have run this through the vinturi.

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2009 Château la Caminade Cahors La Commandery

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11/13/2013 - BuffaloLou wrote: 89 points

On the pnp this was shut down. No nose. No palate. All acid and out of balance. After 15 minutes in the glass it started opening, but still it seemed tight and not willing to give up what it was holding. Still acidic.

After hours of breathing it starting showing spice and floral notes on the nose along with black and blue fruits.

The palate of black fruits, tar, fig, and light smoke are balanced with slightly mouth drying tannins. Long finish. I was pleased to not find any green vegetal notes (pyrazines). This wine came around nicely. 88

At $21 not a solid QPR, but hey, it's from France... :)

Observation: my first Cahors Malbec. It's a completely different beast than the fruit driven Argentinian Malbecs. Still a good amount of fruit, but more old world in style than their Argentinian brethren.

Edit: popped this three days ago. Poured one glass, tasted and made notes. Stored 1/2 bottle in Pladypus (just a small bubble of air inside,) left one glass in bottle. Next night had glass in bottle. Meh. Third night had 3rd glass from Pladypus. An improvement, but only slight. Tonight, the forth and final glass. It too, from the Pladypus. Improved. Fruit toned down. Layers of fruit, tobacco, vanilla, all with a mouth filling viscosity and tannic backbone. Raised from 88 to 89.

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2005 Château la Caminade Cahors

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5/15/2013 - walkers wrote: NR

I can't believe I didn't take formal notes, after holding this in the cellar for so many years. So, from memory then. Fantastic dense opaque colour - incredible for a wine of this age. Still quite tannic with great fruit. Drinking well now, but can continue to hold. Was surprised by the density and fullness of the fruit flavours. A little bit earthy and rustic too, but all very good. A successful experiment in Cahors!

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