2020 AOC Cahors, Malbec
Clos de Gamot is it. Violets stun, with pure and fresh dark fruits, and crunchy tannins. Tamed oak, long finish. “A wine, like a person,” says Yves Hermann, of Clos de Gamot, “should have a personal story to tell over time.” We love this. Malbec, or Cot, the backbone of Cahors, in the hands of one of the finest wineries in the region - it’s the stuff of South-West dreams. The Jouffreau family has been passing winemaking traditions from father to son since 1610. There have been more than a fe...Read More...
Clos de Gamot is it. Violets stun, with pure and fresh dark fruits, and crunchy tannins. Tamed oak, long finish. “A wine, like a person,” says Yves Hermann, of Clos de Gamot, “should have a personal story to tell over time.” We love this. Malbec, or Cot, the backbone of Cahors, in the hands of one of the finest wineries in the region - it’s the stuff of South-West dreams. The Jouffreau family has been passing winemaking traditions from father to son since 1610. There have been more than a few bumps along the way, yet the Jouffreau legacy has remained true to their vines; be good farmers. Never abandoning their traditional grapes for trends and continuing to bottle wines when others in the region had defaulted to commercial pressures.
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