Château du Cèdre Le Cèdre 2019
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Deep, near-opaque inky purple. The nose offers concentrated black cherry, cassis and blackberry compote with notes of cedar, graphite, dark chocolate, violet and a savoury, earthy minerality. Full-bodied and powerful on the palate, with firm but ripe tannins, vibrant acidity and a long, layered finish. Drink 2026–2035.
2019 Vintage — Cahors AOC, South-West France
Château du Cèdre, run by brothers Pascal and Jean-Marc Verhaeghe, is one of the leading addresses in Cahors — the spiritual home of Malbec (locally Côt or ‘the black wine’). The estate farms organically and biodynamically across a single block on the third terrace of the Lot river valley, with 80%+ Malbec on stony, clay-limestone soils. ‘Le Cèdre’ is the estate’s flagship cuvée, drawn from the oldest vines (40–60+ years) on the most concentrated parcels.
The 2019 blend is 90% Malbec, 5% Merlot, 5% Tannat. Hand-harvested with rigorous parcel selection and fermented in concrete with native yeasts. Aged for around 24 months in 80% new French oak before bottle ageing. Cahors Malbec at this level is structurally denser and more savoury than its Argentine cousin — built on minerality, fine-grained tannin and ageing potential, rather than overt fruit sweetness.
