Mas del Périé - Cahors Amphore 2020

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

About the wine:

Produced by infusing fully ripe Malbec grapes with siderolith, this wine showcases the characteristics of its aging in amphorae. Slightly cool but very elegant, the nose needs some air to reveal notes of red fruit and licorice, with a hint of minerality on the finish.

About the estate:

Operating an organic vineyard on the hillsides of Trespoux—the highest part of the appellation—Fabien Jouves offers a range of refined wines that respect the identity of the terroirs to the point of highlighting their geological origin on the labels of his bottles. His wines boast the dual qualities of precision and freshness. The recently built gravity-fed winemaking facility is part of a return to mixed farming, featuring the planting of truffle groves, lavender fields, beehives, and traditional orchards, as well as the free-range raising of black pigs under organic certification. With the planting of several plots of old “conservation” grape varieties: Cahours, Negral, Baral, Valdiguié Pissaïre, Magdeleine Noire, Mérille, Grand Noir de la Calmette, Gibert, Noual, Malpé, Jurançon... Fabien Jouves possesses the grapevines, winemaking equipment, and talent that rank him among the great winemakers of the Southwest. His wines are expressive and innovative, and although sulfur-free, they are always precise and delightfully delicious.

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James Suckling