Cosse & Maisonneuve Cahors Le Combal 2021 Aragones The nose begins with blackberries

The nose begins with blackberries

and the Semillon provides the generous and rich mouth-feel

and a touch of dates and orange oil on the finish

and plenty of zest

as this was stored in 60% new French and Hungarian oak before bottling

Cosse & Maisonneuve Cahors Le Combal 2021 Aragones The nose begins with blackberriesCatherine Maisonneuve and Mathieu Cosse came to Cahors in 1999 with long established winemaking careers in other parts of France. Catherine worked at Bordeauxs Leoville Las Casses, and Mathieu trained at Chateau La Coste in Provence. In Cahors, their vineyards are on the upland limestone Causses, plateaus once densely planted to Malbec before the ravages of Phylloxera, frost, and war reduced the appellation to a shadow of what was in the 14th century