Sharon Bowman writes about wine at SharonWine.Blogspot.com. She was not previously familiar with Cahors or Malbec, and we were interested in her thoughts on the tasting. We spoke with her at the recent Malbec de Cahor tasting at Le Taste monde Restaurant in Paris. Just after tasting several Cahors wines, and just before lunch, we asked her for her impressions of the wines and a guess about what would be on the menu for lunch. |
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The Cahors winemakers received the international press yesterday in the restaurant "Le Taste Monde" in Paris.
About 25 different wines from the 2005 vintage were tasted by the press in the design lounge of the restaurant: Château les Croisille "Divin Croisille", Château Haut-Monplaisir, Domaine du Prince "Lou Prince", Château Eugénie "Haute Collection", Château la Caminade "Esprit" et "Commandery", Château Lamartine "Expression", Château la Reyne "Vent d'Ange", Château du Cèdre "Le Cèdre", Château de Chambert "Orphée", Le Clos d'un Jour "Un Jour...", Domaine Le Bout du Lieu "Empyrée", Clos Trotteligote "CQFD", Domaine Bérangeraie, Château des Roches "Le Serment", Château Lagrezette "Le Pigeonnier", Croix du Mayne, Métaierie Grande du Théron, Domaine des Colombiers, Domaine de la Pineraie et Château Bergon-Deltour (Château Les Roques de Cana).