Famille Jouffreau
Cuvée des Vignes Centenaires Cahors Malbec
Cahors, Southwest France, France
Oh man this is so good. On one of the final frigid nights of this year this is so hitting the spot. Young but so deep, so dark, so structured and so good. Insane nose. More details later. The opulence is unreal. Huge tannins and structure to go fifty. This is giving 47 Cheval Blanc. Oh. My. Fuck. What a palate. So rich, so much energy, black fruits, opulent. Just crazy. Old vines are strutting. 1884 or 1885. Just the sickest, purest black fruit ever. Same thing when tasting Desestret’s barrel of 140 year old Syrah. Black but opulent and refined. Same thing here. Palate is stoney and velvety wirh some thick blackberry and black current fruit. Unreal tannins on the finish. Nose is a drug now. 9.9. Outrageously black fruited, maybe even the most restrained anise ever. Deep, inner earth, minerality. Man.
Oh man this is so good. On one of the final frigid nights of this year this is so hitting the spot. Young but so deep, so dark, so structured and so good. Insane nose. More details later. The opulence is unreal. Huge tannins and structure to go fifty. This is giving 47 Cheval Blanc. Oh. My. Fuck. What a palate. So rich, so much energy, black fruits, opulent. Just crazy. Old vines are strutting. 1884 or 1885. Just the sickest, purest black fruit ever. Same thing when tasting Desestret’s barrel of 140 year old Syrah. Black but opulent and refined. Same thing here. Palate is stoney and velvety wirh some thick blackberry and black current fruit. Unreal tannins on the finish. Nose is a drug now. 9.9. Outrageously black fruited, maybe even the most restrained anise ever. Deep, inner earth, minerality. Man.
Mar 29th, 2026
Aged Cahors. Lots of funk on entry but when the barnyard leaves a truly elegant, fairly long, black fruited affair. Tannins beautifully integrated. Very special. Paired with grilled lamb salad.
Aged Cahors. Lots of funk on entry but when the barnyard leaves a truly elegant, fairly long, black fruited affair. Tannins beautifully integrated. Very special. Paired with grilled lamb salad.
Aug 31st, 2025One of the great overlooked wines of the wine world. Nose is extraordinary. Dark berry fruit that is so fine and so clear. Tweed jacket. Licorice and minerals. Earthy. So complex and expansive. Just incredible. So defined. Some clay and graphite are coming through now. Palate is pure silken Malbec as if sent down by the Malbec Gods. Superb freshness and concentration with extremely intense minerality but not fierce. Soft but firm. Wonderful classical structure and top notch purity. There is awesome red berry fruit but needs air to come around and become fuller and more expressive. Gorgeously clear and ripe tannins. Teeming with energy. I’ll be back as it airs. Now with air the finesse kicks in and it’s just so fine. The nose gets super floral. 9.5 to 9.6.
One of the great overlooked wines of the wine world. Nose is extraordinary. Dark berry fruit that is so fine and so clear. Tweed jacket. Licorice and minerals. Earthy. So complex and expansive. Just incredible. So defined. Some clay and graphite are coming through now. Palate is pure silken Malbec as if sent down by the Malbec Gods. Superb freshness and concentration with extremely intense minerality but not fierce. Soft but firm. Wonderful classical structure and top notch purity. There is awesome red berry fruit but needs air to come around and become fuller and more expressive. Gorgeously clear and ripe tannins. Teeming with energy. I’ll be back as it airs. Now with air the finesse kicks in and it’s just so fine. The nose gets super floral. 9.5 to 9.6.
Apr 10th, 2024Stunningly deep nose of cassis, tree bark, spice and wild mint. A scene in nature. Plum. Such pure fruit. Also violets. Super floral, but darker flowers. Crushed rocks and wet earth. As classic as it gets. The first growth of Cahors. Palate is silky and textured with amazing depth. Superb sap, power and concentration. Such class and finesse. So refined and elegant. Ripe and substantial tannins and but again so refined. Amazing length. Brilliant wine. Unreal freshness. Sappy and deep. Has the guts to go 35 more years. Profound.
As this opens it gets so velvety, so sappy, so elegant. Just a brilliant bottle.
Stunningly deep nose of cassis, tree bark, spice and wild mint. A scene in nature. Plum. Such pure fruit. Also violets. Super floral, but darker flowers. Crushed rocks and wet earth. As classic as it gets. The first growth of Cahors. Palate is silky and textured with amazing depth. Superb sap, power and concentration. Such class and finesse. So refined and elegant. Ripe and substantial tannins and but again so refined. Amazing length. Brilliant wine. Unreal freshness. Sappy and deep. Has the guts to go 35 more years. Profound.
As this opens it gets so velvety, so sappy, so elegant. Just a brilliant bottle.
Just an unreal showing. Nothing like it. 1885 vines. So complex. So deep. So long. So classic.
Just an unreal showing. Nothing like it. 1885 vines. So complex. So deep. So long. So classic.
Aug 1st, 2021This is the 1885 vines.
Really came together on Day 2.
This is the 1885 vines.
Really came together on Day 2.
This is a sexy beast if I’ve ever had one. Nose is ill. Dank clay, moss, cigar, tobacco, berry liquer, flowers, feral. So so deep. Will take decades to fully express itself. Mineral. Clay. So much clay. Just so unique. Palate is so so creamy, concentrated and has beastly tannins that pump out unreal, thick berry and cherry fruit. So pure. So sweet. So thick. Painfully young. Super ripe tannins and loads of dry extract. Insanely ling finish. Like minutes. Sick wine. Way too young. But incredible. Better in 10-15 years.
This is a sexy beast if I’ve ever had one. Nose is ill. Dank clay, moss, cigar, tobacco, berry liquer, flowers, feral. So so deep. Will take decades to fully express itself. Mineral. Clay. So much clay. Just so unique. Palate is so so creamy, concentrated and has beastly tannins that pump out unreal, thick berry and cherry fruit. So pure. So sweet. So thick. Painfully young. Super ripe tannins and loads of dry extract. Insanely ling finish. Like minutes. Sick wine. Way too young. But incredible. Better in 10-15 years.
May 11th, 2020
Wow. Warm licorice, toasted grain and stewed Italian plum nose. Licorice and blackberry palate. Charming, with a quinine complexity on the finish. This is a fascinating expression of the grape. It shows warmth in a cool, traditionally structured frame.
Wow. Warm licorice, toasted grain and stewed Italian plum nose. Licorice and blackberry palate. Charming, with a quinine complexity on the finish. This is a fascinating expression of the grape. It shows warmth in a cool, traditionally structured frame.
1 person found it helpfulSep 12th, 2022
Nose has crushed blackberries, wet-old leather, fermented plum, moist wood charcoal, over-ripe blackcurrant, wet-old clay pot, damp mason sand, dried blueberries, all this yet fresh & vibrant! (+9.6 on the nose alone)
Palate has blackberry jam, blueberry compote, dried cherry, wet-charred wood, dried blackcurrant, muddy garden soil, ripe plum, dried plum with fine tannins, likely drinking at perfection.
From vines which were 115 years old at the harvest of this vintage; tonight we're tasting fruit with 137 years of life experience.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation 28H, then double-decant for service. Perfect, Audouze Method is the best way to respect older bottles.
Paired to a long/slow braise of local lamb shanks (Pigasso Farm, Copake, NY), 7H, nestled over homemade mashed potatoes. We're so happy! 🤤😋
Nose has crushed blackberries, wet-old leather, fermented plum, moist wood charcoal, over-ripe blackcurrant, wet-old clay pot, damp mason sand, dried blueberries, all this yet fresh & vibrant! (+9.6 on the nose alone)
Palate has blackberry jam, blueberry compote, dried cherry, wet-charred wood, dried blackcurrant, muddy garden soil, ripe plum, dried plum with fine tannins, likely drinking at perfection.
From vines which were 115 years old at the harvest of this vintage; tonight we're tasting fruit with 137 years of life experience.
Cork pulled for slow oxidation 28H, then double-decant for service. Perfect, Audouze Method is the best way to respect older bottles.
Paired to a long/slow braise of local lamb shanks (Pigasso Farm, Copake, NY), 7H, nestled over homemade mashed potatoes. We're so happy! 🤤😋
