Cahors Chateau Pineraie
Elavated to Chateau status, this is a top notch wine worthy of its awards. Don't be put off by the strong rural nose because the palate is smooth and sumptuous and expresses the almost tender notes of Malbec.
Jean-Luc Burc's estate, located near Puy-l'Eveque in the north-west of the Cahors region, has been an established winemaking area for centuries and has recently been elevated to Chateau status. A manuscript leather parchment, written in Latin in 1456, proves the Burc family were already the land owners around Cahors at that time. All this is confimed by deeds of vineyards from 1663 and 1838. Since then, generations of wine makers have followed on this land.
A full bodied wine with a high proportion of malbec, this would suit fuller flavoured cheese.
France, ABV 12.5%
