Chateau du Cedre Cahors Cedre Heritage Malbec, 91 points WE

From the Winemaker:

Château du Cèdre Cahors Cèdre Héritage Malbec is a sophisticated wine with a nice dark color and a rich, intense bouquet featuring fruity and spicy aromas. With a well-balanced mellowness and very fine tannins, it offers a complex and refined taste.

APPELLATION

AOC Cahors

GRAPE VARIETIES

100% Malbec

COUNTRY

Causses plateau (clayey-limestone soils) and terraces of the Lot valley (ancient alluvial deposits left by the river)

AGE OF VINES

15 to 30 years

VINIFICATION

Vatting period of about two weeks - No winemaking additives are used except for low levels of sulphites before bottling

MATURATION

16 months in concrete tank

91 points Wine Enthusiast

"This blend of Malbec with 5% Merlot is made in a style that is easy and ready to drink relatively young. A fruity wine, it’s full of black-currant and plum flavors, with fresh acidity at the end. The wine is ready now."