Jean Luc Baldes 'The New Black Wine', 2014 Clos Triguedina

The New Black Wine from Clos Triguedina is a superb 100% Malbec Cahors wine made from a selection of plots from the estate's 3rd terrace and made by Jean-Luc Baldès. In the Middle Ages, the winegrowers of the Lot heated some of the bunches or grape musts in prune ovens and Jean-Luc Baldès revisits this know-how with this cuvée. The English, great lovers of Cahors wines since the 15th century, gave it the name of Black Wine.

It is a wine with a complex nose of aromas of dried fruit and candied fruit. On the palate, there is great aromatic complexity on black fruits and spices with roasted notes but also a lot of finesse with well-blended tannins. A wine to be decanted for at least 1 hour and to be enjoyed with red meats, duck à l'orange and spicy, sweet and savory dishes.