Cahors Le Combal Cosse Maisonneuve 2016

Cahors Le Combal Cosse Maisonneuve, elegant, prunes and liquorice, inky black wine of Cahors! Malbec can produce big tannic wines but it also has some subtlety as well. The natural production means the wines are fresh and firm as well being full of dark fruit and spicy scents. The Combal is the typically inky black black wine of Cahors. The nose is reminiscent of prunes and liquorice, which is reflected on the palate with full fruit and a creamy touch from the subtle oak ageing. Delicious.

Created in 1999, the Domaine Cosse Maisonneuve is the result of the association of two talented oenologists and winemakers: Matthieu Cosse and Catherine Maisonneuve. Both took over a 5 hectares estate in Prayssac near Cahors which was planted with old vines of Malbec (also known under the name of 'Cot') and started making wines, well determined to produce genuine wines. They work biodynamically and the wines have a genuine sense of place and style that is lost in so many of the wines from the region.