Château du Cayrou

Cahors Malbec Merlot

9.010 ratings
9.22 pro ratings
Cahors, Southwest France, France
Malbec, Merlot
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Herbs, Chicken, Turkey, Soft Cheese, Beans & Peas, Duck
Top Notes For
Bram Wessel

A LOT more austere than I expected, tastes almost young. Nose took time to develop, even with lots of air. I'm a little suspicious about how this bottle was stored. There's almost zero penetration of the cork suggesting lots of upright storage? The ulage was normal-seeming, just a small visible gap beneath the foil. What nose there is has hints of mint, cedar and something candied, like dates. On the palate, surprisingly moderate intensity (12.5% pre-fruit-bomb era), tannic structure still very evident at 24 years, but considerably softened down to fine grain. Plummy, black cherry flavored, with that confected undercurrent. Finishes long and tannic. Cut through very rich lamb shank stewed in red wine, caramelized onions, shallots, and rosemary. Still developing with dark chocolate dessert.

A LOT more austere than I expected, tastes almost young. Nose took time to develop, even with lots of air. I'm a little suspicious about how this bottle was stored. There's almost zero penetration of the cork suggesting lots of upright storage? The ulage was normal-seeming, just a small visible gap beneath the foil. What nose there is has hints of mint, cedar and something candied, like dates. On the palate, surprisingly moderate intensity (12.5% pre-fruit-bomb era), tannic structure still very evident at 24 years, but considerably softened down to fine grain. Plummy, black cherry flavored, with that confected undercurrent. Finishes long and tannic. Cut through very rich lamb shank stewed in red wine, caramelized onions, shallots, and rosemary. Still developing with dark chocolate dessert.

3 people found it helpfulNov 9th, 2014
Chuck Van Fleet

#pnv15 #ledeotbn

Feb 20th, 2015
Uncle Bill, FWS, IWP

Incredible. Opened at 3:00 and by seven it was awesome. Patience rewarded.

Incredible. Opened at 3:00 and by seven it was awesome. Patience rewarded.

Mar 12th, 2015
Aaron Reid

Past its prime...

Past its prime...

Jan 9th, 2015
Adrienne Leistner

Jeff loves it more than I do

Jeff loves it more than I do

Apr 17th, 2014
Brian London

Owner 4Play Wines

9.1

Brian had this 9 years ago

Brian had this 9 years ago

Feb 21st, 2015
Al Stiso

Al had this 9 years ago

Al had this 9 years ago

Feb 27th, 2015
William Moy

William had this 10 years ago

William had this 10 years ago

May 25th, 2014
Wei Lai

Wei had this 10 years ago

Wei had this 10 years ago

May 24th, 2014
Kathy Rubin

Kathy had this 11 years ago

Kathy had this 11 years ago

Sep 6th, 2013