Château Labastide Haute Cahors, Malbec

COUNTRY

France

REGION

Cahors (South-West)

GRAPE VARIETY

Malbec 80%, Merlot 20%

Philippe Bernède is the sixth generation of his family to make wine here. Plummy fruit, peppery spice and a great food wine, its style is fresher than many Argentine Malbecs. Labastide-Haute, also known as Clos La Coutale, has enjoyed a presence on the wine list of some of the great French restaurants, including Auberge d’Ill, Taillevent and Le Doyen. That’s some serious prestige for a wine at this price. The Malbec grape variety, popular in Argentina, is originally from the Cahors region where Philippe Bernède is the sixth generation of his family to make wine at Labastide Haute. He blends in 20% of Merlot to give extra aromatic dimension and suppleness. This produces a Malbec, that is a more approachable option for party drinking, whilst also exhibiting the plummy fleshiness of the Malbec fruit which we all love.