Jacques and Noëlle Ratier, restaurant owners in Cahors, bring Malbec’s qualities to the table. They will show you how to prepare and appreciate best the typical Malbec wines from south-western France.
Jacques and Noëlle Ratier, restaurant owners in Cahors, bring Malbec’s qualities to the table. They will show you how to prepare and appreciate best the typical Malbec wines from south-western France.
Originally a common grape in Bordeaux, Malbec has lost popularity as one of the five varieties in the Bordeaux blends. Meanwhile, Malbec increased its status in the French region of Cahors, an area southeast of Bordeaux, where it creates distinctive wines that now require 70% of the variety.
We picked the grapes of our „High Densitiy“ Viognier vineyard (Domaine de l’Arjolle – Côtes de Thongue) at the end of August. This vineyard has been planted with some 8000 vines per hectare (instead of 5000 vines per hectare, more usual in southern France). The picking was done by hand, and in a convivial atmosphere... like every year.
Teisserenc presents his cuvée « Allegria » at a wine tasting in London. « Allegria » is a muscate-based wine, whose fermentation has been stopped before complete fermentation of sugars...
In the bottle, this results in a very fruity and typical muscate wine, with a light and pleasant taste. A true summer wine, with only 10% vol. of alcohol and some 35 grams of residual sugar. You should try it on a terrace, in your garden or even on the beach…
VIDEO - A short movie made by the German Wine Institute (Deutsches Weininstitut) to teach wine lovers all over the world how to pronounce what normally seems to be unpronounceable: Words on German wine labels. “Gewürztraminer” (that’s an easy one), “Amtliche Prüfnummer”, “Bocksbeutel” or “Hessische Bergstrasse” – that’s already a little harder! Luckily for everyone there are also some easy words to use. So have fun and « Prost » !
Have a look at this video posted on Youtube by Grape Radio. Natasha Hughes, a UK-based wine writer, describes some of the aromas that can be found in both young and aged Malbec wines from Cahors, France.
It’s a very interesting description of Malbec and Cahors wines. Watch it - taste it!
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