Been drinking and studying wine for by 30 years and that is the first Cahors I have had. Cahors (pronounced Ka-ors) is a region in south west France utilizing the Malbec grape. (And you thought Malbec was only for Argentinians…)

The wine is purple and young with a pronounced nose of plum and a really nice layer of something else I can’t peg.

The palate is young and closed and tight and a bit tannic as well as flat. But that should all take care of itself with some breathing not to mention

Allowing it a couple hours to air out and warm up a bit (it was at cellar temperature of 55 degrees F.) dried cherries are front and center in the bouquet with some pepper on the palate with some stingy fruit. that wine has loads of potential but it is just too immature. Raise a glass and lay another one down. It was $15 and a fun first instance.

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