Highlight of Malbec Day 2 - A Tasting in Belaye

The International Malbec days are in full swing as all guests are safely sheltered in various hotels in Cahors and in the vineyards. The highlight of our day is a bus ride along the Lot river up to the view point of Belaye. Belaye is a medieval village overlooking a loop over the Lot River.

On the “buena vista” of Belaye there is a rest area where Anthony Rose conducted a very interesting tasting. We were seating around the picnic tables while Anthony bolddly stepped on a large stone to comment on the 10 wines selected by Cahors enologists Eric Filipiac and Mylene Doux:

- Clos de Gamot 2005
- Château de Haute-Serre, cuvée Giron-Dondine 2005
- Le Cèdre 2005
- Domaine La Bérangeraie 2008
- Château La Caminade, cuvée Esprit 2006
- Clos Triguedina 2006, cuvée Probus
- Château de Gaudou 2007
- Château de Mercuès 2007
- Château Lamartine 2007
- Château Chambert 2007

It was a very good and logical selection of wines: they were the various expressions of the different Cahors terroirs, lush, with lovely noses and, for most of them, a good ageing potential while drinking very well in their youth.

On our way back to Cahors, our tour guide, the charming Fabienne, took us on a little detour to the city of Puy l’Eveque, an other medieval city of the Lot region. In spite of the heat, we had a lovely day visiting the gorgeous country side of  Cahors and tasting great wines.