Château du Cèdre - Cahors Le Cèdre 2020

Bettane & Desseauve

About the domain :

Pascal and Jean-Marc Verhaegue lead this estate to the pinnacle of Cahors, thanks to demanding viticulture and precise vinification. The 27 hectares (including 25 hectares of reds) are divided into three blocks on two of the appellation's best soil types, notably the famous third terrace. One is clay-limestone, producing wines of great finesse. The other is a soil of pebbles mixed with reddish sand, ideal for more powerful wines.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

Still under the influence of ageing (2 years in casks), this cuvée offers a toasty, spicy nose, then reveals a solidly structured, full-bodied palate. Definitely cellar-worthy.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

About the wine:

Austere in character, Cedar 2020 reveals a deep, dark bouquet of licorice, oak, dark berries and cedar. Full-bodied, sappy and dense, it has a fleshy core of fruit, structured tannins and a long but firm finish. The vintage is clearly present in this wine, which will benefit from a little time to soften and fully integrate its powerful elements.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

About the wine:

The Cèdre 2020 is virile and powerful, with a complex, spicy texture. The touch is a sign of precision Malbec, ideally ripe and aged in sulfite-free foudre until bottling.

About the domain :

For over fifteen years, the Verhaeghe brothers, Pascal in winemaking and Jean-Marc in the vineyard, and now Pascal's son Jules, have been making Le Cèdre the benchmark of the appellation. It has to be said that they benefit from an exceptional terroir: on the one hand, a cone of particularly stony limestone scree in constant movement, the famous "tran", which produces fine, elegant wines; on the other, a soil of pebbles on ferruginous sands, conferring greater power on the wines. Produced from selected, ideally ripe harvests, the cuvées, always highly colored, achieve a rare level of quality and consistency thanks to their refined tannins and velvety texture. Extra-Libre cuvées feature the entire range of sulfur-free wines.

Wine Enthusiast

About the wine:

From one of Cahors' greatest estates, this wine expresses an abundance of black fruits and prunes. It's a fine, balanced wine, with structured tannins and intense potential. The wine will be ready from 2026. Organic.

James Suckling

About the wine:

Lovely nose of black cherry, boysenberry and aromatic herbs with a hint of black earth and white pepper. The palate is fairly tight, with medium to full body and fine tannins. Lively and taut on the midpalate, with crisp blueberries and a savory finish. Made from organically grown grapes. Already affordable today, but can be kept.