Château Eugénie Cahors ‘Tsar Pierre le Grand’ 2020

13.5% abv, Famille Couture, Albas, imported by DHI Selections, Caldwell, NJ. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 85% Malbec & 15% Merlot farmed HVE, aged 12 months in a combination of tank and neutral oak.  Tasting note: the Cahors is deep purple in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity with […]

Clos Siguier Cahors 2018

13% abv, Gilles Bley S., Lasbouygues, Francois & Jenny Selections, imported by USA Wine Imports, New York, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day. Winemaking notes: 95% Malbec and 5% Tannat organically grown on 15 hectare on higher elevation limestone terraces. 70-year-old vines yield the grapes which are de-stemmed and fermented with native years for […]

Château Saint-Didier de Parnac ‘Mission de Picpus’ Cahors Malbec 2016

14% abv, Les Vignobles Saint Didier Parnac, Parnac, imported by Vinovia Wine Group, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: leaf day.   Ah, Cahors, the old black wines of France! Here in the Southwest of France, near the Lot River, the wines have a magical reputation of being the preferred drink of the royal […]

Crocus L’Atelier Malbec de Cahors 2016

14.5%abv, Paul Hobbs & Bertrand Gabriel Vigoroux, imported by Paul Hobbs Wines, Sebastapol, CA.  Paul Hobbs is making Malbec in France too? Geez, what’s next . . . Wait! It’s actually pretty good; actually, very good. The Crocus project (oddly named) might not sound delicious but I was pleasantly surprised by this tank-fermented and aged […]