Cahors malbec Chateau Chambert 2008. A purple racy ruby with a high acidity forward and a floury tannin, bit foxy at the end, could seem more youthful for 2008.
The cherry aroma matched to crispy (and floury) tannins points to a Malbec variety, while the freshness suggests a cold classic european region, like Cahors, midi Pirenee.
The hint of vanilla brings forward to a oaked wine which with the medium body and 10 euros price around, place yourself in a good range of wine for eating.
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Wine produced from 77 acres - 32 ha - of vines located at the
RispondiEliminahighest part of the plateau (1,000 feet high). Clay – limestone
soil with iron oxide. Biodynamic viticulture (ECOCERT Organic
label certification started for the whole vineyard in 2009)
Leaf-thinning, green harvest, de-stemming. Mechanical and
manual harvest: grapes triple sorting on sorting tables.
Vine Age : 26 years old
Yield : 28 hl/ha.
Aging
RispondiElimina12 months (1/3 one-year French oak barrels, 1/3 two-year, 1/3
vats).
Production
RispondiElimina8,000 cases (96,000 bottles)
Analysis
- PH : 3.54
- Acidity : 4.11 g/l H2SO4
- Result sugar : 0.17 g/l
- Alcohol : 13.5 % Vol
Tasting
Bright dark color. Nice mineral and spicy bouquet of ripe red fruits with extreme freshness;
impressive soft and silky structure with very a very long and generous finish. Tannins are
soft and ripe. This wine is powerful with sharp personality.
Cahors is the biggest appellation in SW France (4,242 hectares or 10,500 acres), bisected by the river Lot. Close on 500 producers and a big co-op. Terrain ranges from upland limestone causses (generally better for whites) to gravel river terraces. Malbec – known here as Cot or Auxerrois - reigns here, though Merlot and Tannat are also allowed (30% maximum). The more ambitious wines tend to be 100% Malbec. Le Cèdre is this producer’s top wine, made from 10ha of 36-44 year old Malbec at yields of around 30 hl/ha. Fermentation and vatting lasts up to 40 days with very gentle pigeage. Malo in barrique (80% new wood, 20% 1-year-old), and then 22 months’ maturation in 70% new wood and 30% 1-year-wood before being bottled without either fining or filtering. 2005 was a top vintage in Cahors -the best since 1990, according to owner Pascal Verghaeghe.
RispondiEliminaBlack, black cherry with intense dark cherry rim. Sweet black fruit and violet aromas and plenty of pepper. Very sweetly spiced thanks to quite a bit of new oak. Modern style. Concentrated, rich fruit – wild sloe and damson - but well structured. There’s also a gently fresh herbal note. The wine had been decanted but would probably have opened up even more with longer in the glass as it is very youthful. Superb concentration and depth. (JH)