Cahors Clos La Coutale 2023Cahors has been renowned for its robust red wines since the Middle Ages, with Malbec, locally known as Ct, thriving in the regions warmer, drier summers compared to Bordeaux, producing fuller bodied wines. The Bernde family has cultivated 38 hectares at Clos La Coutale for six generations, benefiting from the Lot Valleys prime soils. Their southwest facing vineyards are shielded from the cold winds of the Massif Centrale, allowing the grapes to ripen

A field blend of Pinot Nero

balanced by tertiary flavours of dried herbs

apple and candied lemon present themselves instantly

introduced his own label in 2011 with a goal to produce rock-solid

exhibiting delightful panettone-like aromas of sweet baked bread

with cassis and black cherry notes playing off vanilla and spice from the French oak aging

and is aged for nine months in 250-liter oak barrels

The Beatrice wines come from the sun-drenched vineyards of Puglia

Founded in 1965 and now run by Bruno's son Francois

The wine is made by Cantina Europa

all planted on the highly prized Kimmerdigian limestone

delivering vibrant