The other night I quickly grabbed a bottle of red wine from the rack without looking at the label and opened the bottle. I had opened a bottle of Chậteau Lagrézette Cahors "Malbec" 2017 AOP. The wine tasted superb but even at 5years old it still would have improved and matured in the bottle. The Cahors appellation is situated in the South West of France and they have been growing vines and producing wine since Roman times. The appellation red wines must be produced from a minimum of 70% Malbec grapes, but producers can mix Merlot and Tannat grapse into the wine. I suspect that Lagrézette is produced from nearly 100% Malbec. The Malbec grape produces well structured wines which have a high level of tannin which promotes the longevity of the wine.
This wine is superbe even though we should have kept it longer. Never mind the bottle was opened and we had to drink it. It had all of the flavour of the appellation and it lingered well on the tongue; it was fruity, concentrated and complex and had all the attributes of a great wine.
This is the first time I opened up a bottle of wine without looking at the label. My wife had finished cooking our chicken and expected to be served wine. Cahors goes well with rabbit stew and if you ever visit Cahors you will find at least one restaurant serving this delicacy along with the wine for excellent dining.
You will pay a good price of over £25 for Lagrézette even if you can find it. Our wine was a present from France and it would be cheaper to buy it there. Whatever the price I can highly recommend this wine as good value for money. I really should have saved it to drink with the friend who gave it to us, but I think she will forgive me.
https://www.chateau-lagrezette.com/en/products/chateau-lagrezette
