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 […]
Château Fleur Haut Gaussens Bordeaux Superiore ‘Les Vemiere’ Malbec 2016
13.5%, Herve Lhuillier, Gironde, imported by BBR Imports, Houston, TX. Winemaking notes: 100% Malbec vinified whole cluster and on the skins for 25 days. The wine is aged in a combination of American and Drench Iman barrels for 5 months. Tasting note: the Malbec is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium+ intensity […]
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 […]
Sophie Siadou Valençay Rouge ‘Les Griottes’ 2020
13.5% abv, Lye, Mary Taylor Selections, imported by Nasawtuc LLC., Sandy Hook, CT. Cork closure: composite . Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 35% Gamay Noir, 35% Cot (Malbec) & 30% Pinot Noir, sustainably farmed from 28-hectares of vines at Domaine Jourdain, fermented with native yeast, and aged in neutral oak barrels for nine months. […]
Jean-Françoi Mérieau Touraine Cot ‘Cent Visages’ 2019
14.5% abv, Montrichard Val de Cher, Jon-David Headrick Selections, imported by European Cellars LLC, Charlotte, NC. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 100% Cot (Malbec) grown on clay-topped deep chalk soils of south and southeast exposure from 2.5 hectares of 50-year-old vines. The grapes are destemmed and hand sorted for quality and […]
Château La Gamaye Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux ‘Cuvée Prestige’ 2018
13.5% abv, Vignobles Bourceau, Berson, imported by Votto Vines Importing, Humden, CT. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: 90% Merlot & 10% Malbec aged in 25% new French oak for 12 months. Tasting note: the Gamaye Blaye is medium garnet in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas blackberry, plum, […]
Fortant Pays d’Oc Malbec ‘Terroir d’Altirude’ 2019
13% abv, Famille Boisset, Sete, imported by Boisset America, St-Helena, CA. Cork closure: composite. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Malbec aged in French oak barrels for six months. Tasting note: the Malbec is medium garnet in color with clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of violet, damson, mulberry, cocoa powder, and a […]
Château Coutet Saint-Émilion Grand Cru 2019
14.5% abv, David Beaulieu, Saint-Émilion, imported by Aquitaine Selections. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: flower day. Winemaking notes: made with organic grapes. “The 13-hectare vineyards of Chateau Coutet are planted to 60% Merlot, 35% Cabernet Franc and 5% Malbec, with vines that are on average 35 years of age. The wine is vinified in traditional, […]
Puro Rosé IGP Cote du Lot Malbec Rosé 2020
13% abv, imported by Fruit of the Vines Inc., Long Island, NY. Cork closure: natural. Biodynamic calendar: root day. Winemaking notes: 100% Malbec, direct presse method. Tasting note: the Puro Rosé is pale pink in color with a clean nose of medium intensity with aromas of rose petals, peony, bubble gum spice, raspberry, strawberry and sorrel. On […]
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 […]