Château Lamartine
Cuvée Particulière Cahors Malbec
Cahors, Southwest France, France
Malbec
Top Notes For
Vintage 2016 | five years old, but imo still infanticide. Good concentration and potential.
Vintage 2016 | five years old, but imo still infanticide. Good concentration and potential.
Jun 23rd, 2021Very good, but could use some aging - very tannic.
Very good, but could use some aging - very tannic.
2 people found it helpfulAug 24th, 2018If I look at the notes notes from other tasters on delectable, I can only conclude that most of them drink their Cahors too young. This one is 15 years now, and at its peak, imho. Licorice, underbrush, black cherries, tea leaves, somewhere between its fruity phase and some nice secondary notes.
If I look at the notes notes from other tasters on delectable, I can only conclude that most of them drink their Cahors too young. This one is 15 years now, and at its peak, imho. Licorice, underbrush, black cherries, tea leaves, somewhere between its fruity phase and some nice secondary notes.
2 people found it helpfulJan 18th, 2017I rarely drink Malbec, but this is one I can get behind. Black fruit with a hint of baking spice and anise as well as a graphite/iron note. Dense but not heavy. Nicely done
I rarely drink Malbec, but this is one I can get behind. Black fruit with a hint of baking spice and anise as well as a graphite/iron note. Dense but not heavy. Nicely done
1 person found it helpfulAug 28th, 2016Nice body. Long finish and spicy notes
Nice body. Long finish and spicy notes
1 person found it helpfulJun 3rd, 2015Nez très épices et fruit noir grosse trame tannique mais pas écrasante
Nez très épices et fruit noir grosse trame tannique mais pas écrasante
1 person found it helpfulJun 16th, 2013Fruity, some earth, light for Malbec, gluggable.
Fruity, some earth, light for Malbec, gluggable.
Jun 18th, 2023