…this is going to be a classic. Its tannins are already balanced to the immense juicy fruits and dark wood flavors that bring out spiciness. It’s powerful while not over the top, showing elegance at the same time as an opulent texture. Give this gorgeous wine until 2018.
Wine Enthusiast Magazine Novembre 2014
In 2014, just over 17000 wines were reviewed by our editors and, from that total, a mere six percent merited the Cellar Selection designation – a marker for highly rated wines that exhibit the potential to evolve and improve for many years. From this already choice sampling, we colled our Top 100 Cellar Selections of 2014 list – all the must-haves of the year that deserve a spot in your cellar.
Château du Cèdre 2010 Le Cèdre Cahors (N° 49)
This is a great vintage of Le Cèdre. With dark tannins and impressive structure, it is big and fruity while never overwhelming. Dense black fruits, bitter cherries and dark chocolate combine with mineral, juicy acidity. It’s a wine to age for many years, don’t drink before 2018.
Wine Spectator’s monthly “Wine by Sign” guide recommends Château du Cèdre 2006 to Capricorns...
Patience and perseverance mark the sign of the goat—Capricorns are also known to “climb mountains” and are attracted to scaling new heights romantically, socially and even physically. This Earth sign is frequently stubborn, and has a few tried-and-true favorites, but with a gentle nudge will often try new things. Juicy yet complex, French Malbecs like the Château du Cèdre 2006 from Cahors (scoring well at 95 points) should delight any Capricorn.
Extract from the article by Alexis Korman
Wine Enthusiast, April 2011
Extract
“Pascal verhaeghe of Château du Cèdre is the other guru of Cahors. He and his brother, Jean-Marc, produce such iconic wines as Le Cèdre and GC, as well as even more innovative bottlings. His latest creation, a fortified wine made from Malbec, is a rich, sweet wine, close to vintage Port in style. The brothers also provide advice to other wineries and act as a distribution focus to cut costs for a group of vignerons. Part of the new generation that has taken over in Cahors, the Verhaeghes are driving the open approach of the region, which involves working with Argentina while promoting Cahors Malbec – the UIVC calls it “The Original Malbec”.
The Verhaeghes’ advice to Cahors winemakers : cut yields, encourage the vines to go deep for moisture in the hot summers, avoid chemicals and use open-top fermenters to more softly extract the naturally tannic Malbec.”
Tasted: Château du Cèdre, Le Cèdre 2007, Cahors
High toast aromas are filled out on the palate with rich, concentrated fruit and bitter chocolate flavours. This powerful, impressive wine is spicy and densely packed. At this stage, it feels hard edged, but that will fill out in the next 3-4 years as the wine broadens.
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