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Château de Mercuès - Georges Vigouroux
South-west France France
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2007 Cahors AOC Malbec, Grand Vin Seigneur, South-west France, France

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Tart, somewhat dried-vegetable and earthy aroma of black berries with herbal and peppery nuances. Quite juicy, again rather tart fruit, nutty, dried-vegetable to herbal and earthy notes, fine sandy, very slightly drying tannin, powerful and quite persistent on the palate, somewhat developed, a little cocoa and coffee in the background, spicy hints, good to very good, slightly warm finish

Best to drink: Bis 2021+. What our ratings mean

Last reviewed: 29 December, 2018
Price: Up to 15.00 € find+buy
Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Maturing: New and used barrique
Varieties: Malbec 85%, Merlot 13%, Tannat 2%
Registration number: GV-L9.MERC07.11
wein.plus rating: very good (86+ WP)
Last reviewed: 2 March, 2010
Best to drink: 2012-2017+.
Editor note: Slightly tart, youthful nose, cherries and mixed berries, earthy and herbaceous traces, hint of licorice. Fairly dark, juicy fruit on the palate, hint of chocolate and some more licorice, more herbaceous and earthy notes in the background, good persistence, youthful, fairly fine tannins ,has some depth, quite full-bodied, good finish.

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Synonym (also Malbec à Queue Rouge, Malbech, Malbeck, Malbek) for the grape variety Cot; see there.

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The red grape variety originates from France. The name is probably derived from the French word for blackbird (merle), because these birds like to snack on the berries,...

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The red grape variety originates from France. Synonyms are Bordelais Noir, Madiran, Madiron, Mouston, Moustron, Moustrou, Moustroun, Tanat, Tannat Gris, Tannat Noir, Tannat Noir Femelle, Tannat...

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The appellation is named after the capital of the same name in the Département of Lot in southwest France. The vineyards, which cover some 4,500 hectares, are located on...

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The wine-growing areas of this large region (French: Sud-Ouest) are among the oldest in France. Geographically and also historically, it includes the entire area between the Massif...

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The Republic of France with its capital Paris covers 632,734 km². It is an intercontinental state in Western Europe with overseas territories. The national territory is located on all...

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