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Clos La Coutale

Cahors Merlot

9.017 ratings
8.83 pro ratings
Cahors, Southwest France, France
Malbec
Tomato-Based, Beef, Potato, Venison, White Rice, Pork, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Salami & Prosciutto, Mushrooms, Pasta, Hard Cheese, Lamb, Onion, Shallot, Garlic

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Clos La CoutaleCahors, Southwest FranceMalbec
Top Notes For
Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

8.3

Strong tea, plum, sage, some pepper, crushed granite and twigs. Perhaps some carbonic maceration here.

Strong tea, plum, sage, some pepper, crushed granite and twigs. Perhaps some carbonic maceration here.

Feb 25th, 2014
Michael Cruse

Owner Cruse Wine Company

8.4

Good but needs lots of time to unwind.

Good but needs lots of time to unwind.

Feb 10th, 2014
Joe Dill
9.1

Hints of tobacco but not overpowering like a Du Pape. Beefy on the nose. Medium body red

Hints of tobacco but not overpowering like a Du Pape. Beefy on the nose. Medium body red

Dec 6th, 2013
Drew Bird
8.8

Dark fruits at the beginning: plum, black cherry followed by star anise, leather and tar. Earthy texture throughout.

Dark fruits at the beginning: plum, black cherry followed by star anise, leather and tar. Earthy texture throughout.

Feb 1st, 2013
Ben Brown
8.4

Wine became softer the more air it got. Hints of licorice and blackberry on the nose. Deep, well rounded tobacco and figs and soft but firm tannins finished it out

Wine became softer the more air it got. Hints of licorice and blackberry on the nose. Deep, well rounded tobacco and figs and soft but firm tannins finished it out

Nov 17th, 2012
Samuel Bennett
9.7

Samuel had this 11 years ago

Samuel had this 11 years ago

Sep 7th, 2013
Matthew Heim
9.1

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Matthew had this 10 years ago

Feb 24th, 2015
Kevin Richter
8.4

Kevin had this 10 years ago

Kevin had this 10 years ago

Nov 29th, 2014
Scott Thompson
9.0

Scott had this 10 years ago

Scott had this 10 years ago

Nov 2nd, 2014
Brandon Long
10

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Brandon had this 11 years ago

Oct 16th, 2013