Cahors Clos La Coutale Malbec | Cahors, France

Malbec is the main grape in the legendary ‘Black wine of Cahors’. Way before Argentina made the varietal ‘famous’, Malbec – though in this region it is known as Côt or Auxerrois. – was making long-lived wines from Cahors – the 1959 Clos La Coutale is still drinking superbly.

During winemaking, regular “pigeage’’ (breaking-up of the layer formed on top of the juice) ensures maximum extraction for the bouquet and the fruit. Seperately vinified wines are blended in the January following the harvest and aged in oak casks and barrels for 8 – 10 months to create a full balance between the tannins and the fruit.