Winery - Château de Gaudou
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
The Durou family has been at Gaudou since the 18th century, and today Fabrice Durou is the latest in the line to make Cahors on the 86-acre property. This blend of Malbec, Merlot and Tannat is initially juicy, until the firm, solid tannins kick in. It’s still young with blackberry and bold fruit flavors, and young fruit tannins.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A dense wine, tannic and firmly structured. It’s one of those wines that are not for the faint-hearted with its power, concentration and medicinal character. Age for several years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Ripe, generous, mint-and eucalypt-flavored wine, shot through with dry tannins and minerality, but also showing fine blackberry and dark plum-skin flavors. There is a satisfying tension here between fruit and herbal characters, promising good aging—try it again in five years.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Classic black-colored Malbec, very perfumed, its fruit polished by smooth tannins. On the palate, black damson and bitter chocolate flavors are present. It’s a powerful wine, full of firm tannins, its dark edge softened by wood.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A very forward, juicy wine with soft tannins, black fruits and bright acidity. Drink now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
A rich, dense wine, packed with ripe flavors of black fruits, along with perfume from wood maturation. It has power, concentration and a potential for several years’ aging.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Wood-aged Malbec, and yes, the wood is all there. There is some fruit, red berries and some sweetness, but the wood dominates at this stage. Give it two years. Very provisional as of now.
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* Expert NoteJanuary 12, 2012
Surprisingly soft, very open, lightweight wine. It has pleasant fruits, juicy and red, with just a hint of tannins. Enjoy this now, it is a good light wine.
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