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Clos d'Audhuy 2020 Cahors
The estate’s flagship wine is an intelligent compromise between ancient and modern. The handling of the musts is similarly gentle, but the maceration is much longer (25 days) and the wine spends 12 months in 400 liter barriques, of which half are new. The resultant wine is dark as night, but plushly textured. With air, some of that wild, brambly Cahors character comes to the fore.
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Wine Specifics
WineWise Code | FCD-CAH20 |
Country | France |
Region | Cahors |
Color/Style | Red |
Destemming | Complete |
Fermentation Vessel | Stainless Steel |
Additional Fermentation Notes | Fermentation duration: 21 days
Pumpover and punchdown |
Aging Vessel | 100% Cask |
Aging Duration (months) | 12 months |
Filtered? | Yes |
Fining Agents | None |
Yeast Protocol | Native |
Malolactic Conversion | Yes |
Added Sulfur | Yes, 48 mg/L |
Varieties | 100% Malbec |
ABV | 13.5 |
Closure | Natural Cork |
Annual Production | 1100 cases |
Certified Vegan | No |
Other Wine Facts | A parcel of vines planted by Benoit's grandfather, taken over by him, and meticulously cultivated. Always the last to be harvested, in an effort to achieve full maturity, giving rise to aromas of super-ripe, almost jammy black fruits. |
Primary Vineyard Name | La Cote, gravel soils (round pebbles). |
Elevation (meters) | 150 |
Vine Age | 35 |
Yields (hl/ha) | 35 |
Farming Practices | Practicing Organic, Practicing Biodynamic |
Harvest Method | Hand-harvested |
Notes from the Producer: undefined
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