2018 Château la Caminade Cahors

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 86 points

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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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  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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