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Cahors Clos Triguedina The New Black Wine 2018

Cahors Clos Triguedina, The New Black Wine, 2018

Red Wine from France - SW France (excl. Bordeaux)

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In this wine from south-west France, the traditional way of winemaking is replicated by heating part of the juice in order to extract and concentrate more flavour and colour. For all the obvious power, it retains all the elegance and finesse one would expect from a great terroir. Sunday roast wine at its best.

£70.00 £60.00 Bottle

£420.00 £360.00 Case of 6

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Code: FC43171

Wine characteristics

Red Wine
Full-bodied
Malbec/Cot
75cl
Now to 2030
15.5% Alcohol
oak used but not v. noticeable
Cork, natural

Clos Triguedina

This leading estate in Cahors in South West France has been owned by the Baldès family since 1830. Jean-Luc Baldès, the current owner, has some 57 hectares from which to make his portfolio of wines which includes small amounts of white and rosé although it is visibly the red Cahors which shapes the estate’s reputation.

To this end, the vineyards – some of which are of considerable age - are planted mainly with malbec grapes as well as merlot and tannat. The style here is structured and generously flavoured.

The top wine is Probus, inspired by the Roman emperor of the same name, who is said to have authorised the return of winemaking to Cahors in the 3^rd century after the vines had been uprooted 2 centuries earlier. Made from 100% malbec and aged in new oak it is intended for long-term cellaring.

Another addition to the range is the The New Black Wine, Jean-Luc’s reinvention of the original “black wine of Cahors” This was a favourite in England during the Middle Ages, and owed its density to the process of heating part of the must to extract more colour.

The Petit Clos produced by the estate is in a much, fresher fruitier style than the other wines and is meant to be drunk young. It is a perfect introduction to the fuller, darker wines of this historic estate.