Château du Cèdre 1996

Name: Château du Cèdre 1996
Brand: Château du Cèdre
Rating: 4 (6 reviews)

Cahors|Red wine

Sud Ouest

Red

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4/5 (6 customers)

Note : RVF **** "...splendid and of superior concentration".
The cellars of Château du Cèdre are overflowing with hidden treasures, deliberately forgotten only to be reborn a few years later in top form. Here, for the occasion - and it's a privilege - is a very great vintage from the end of the last century: 1996 ! 90% Malbec, 10% Merlot share the blend of this cuvée ready, not to say perfect, for tasting...

Features

Estate

Château du Cèdre

Cuvée

Tradition

Vintage

1996

Designation

Cahors

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

90% Malbec, 10% Merlot

Terroirs

Clay-limestone, Aquitaine limestone

Viticulture

Average yields of 45Hl/hectare

Harvest

Manual and sorting

Winemaking

Gendange sorting, destemming, crushing, twice-daily punching of the cap, 25-day vatting.

Breeding

18 months in oak tuns

Alcohol content

12,5°%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

clear, brilliant ruby with violet highlights

Nose

powerful, concentrated aromas of very ripe fruit (red and black) enhanced by spicy notes

Mouth

round and silky, with lovely tannins and suppleness. The finish is long, powerful and fragrant.

Serve

decant at 17°C

Open

2 to 3 hours before service

Drink from

2008

Apogée

2015

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Un vin solide et aromatique à apprécier tout particulièrement sur des produits locaux : magret de canard, foie gras, confit, cassoulet...<br/>

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

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 islets 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.

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

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

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

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 6 reviews

Note and review by M. ALAIN B. Published on 28/02/2019