Cahors Clos La Coutale 2023Cahors has been renowned for its robust red wines since the Middle Ages, with Malbec, locally known as Ct, thriving in the regions warmer, drier summers compared to Bordeaux, producing fuller bodied wines. The Bernde family has cultivated 38 hectares at Clos La Coutale for six generations, benefiting from the Lot Valleys prime soils. Their southwest facing vineyards are shielded from the cold winds of the Massif Centrale, allowing the grapes to ripen

the grapes undergo a 10–15 day fermentation using indigenous yeasts before spending 12 months in French oak barrels

The range includes both a red and a white blend

with a slice or whatever you fancy

vineyard in the Bendigo subregion of Central Otago in New Zealand

and one-third Chardonnay

and all harvesting conducted by hand

but has a significantly cooler climate

These are crosses between European Vitis Vinifera and the more disease and cold-resistand American grape species (largely Riparia and Labrusca)

True to I Pentri’s philosophy

Fresh and fruity

regarded as a younger sibling to the esteemed Grands Crus of Alsace

600 bottles