Clos Siguier "Les Camille" Cahors Vieilles Vignes 2022

Clos Siguier "Les Camille" Cahors Vieilles Vignes 2022You dont have to do much online sleuthing to find an active and vocal community of Malbec haters among the world of wine writers and aficionados (here Im thinking of one particular blog that dubbed it cougar juice). As you might guess, if youve been following our general theme, its another grape whose reputation has been smeared by decades of bulk production, particularly in Argentina, where overripe grape must is often acidified or masked with heavy

with the emphasis being on farming and on creating a vivid snapshot of one particular spot on the planet

while actively sequestering carbon and battling climate change

is most often associated with the production of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - it's a little bit cooler climactically than Napa

After making their fino

To my palate there is a very clear parallel with Manzanilla

they can look down

textural and broad

crunchy raspberry

Not filtered

and boy what a reward we receive from small producers focusing on making wines with character

California

The result is a singular wine that is snappy and complex