Cuvée des Vignes Centenaires Cahors Malbec

Just an unreal showing. Nothing like it. 1885 vines. So complex. So deep. So long. So classic.

This is a sexy beast if I’ve ever had one. Nose is ill. Dank clay, moss, cigar, tobacco, berry liquer, flowers, feral. So so deep. Will take decades to fully express itself. Mineral. Clay. So much clay. Just so unique. Palate is so so creamy, concentrated and has beastly tannins that pump out unreal, thick berry and cherry fruit. So pure. So sweet. So thick. Painfully young. Super ripe tannins and loads of dry extract. Insanely ling finish. Like minutes. Sick wine. Way too young. But incredible. Better in 10-15 years.

Wow. Warm licorice, toasted grain and stewed Italian plum nose. Licorice and blackberry palate. Charming, with a quinine complexity on the finish. This is a fascinating expression of the grape. It shows warmth in a cool, traditionally structured frame.