Olivier Guitard
Chateau Nozieres, L'Elegance, Malbec, Cahors, 2022
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Château Nozieres best Cuvée, for Collectors and Malbec lovers! Deep scents of dark cherry homemade jam, intense mesmerizing violet flower parfum, and complex mix aromas of mint, rippened red and black berries. Opulante and balanced body, extracting in a smooth intense manners. A wine for red wine, malbec, and Collector lover! Certified Organic by France standards.
15%
50 years old
Certified HVE and Terra Vitis. In process of getting their Organic certification. Pruning and harvests entirely done by hand. Green harvest if needed. Small yeast, 30/35 hl/ha. Sustainable agriculture.
Completely destemmed. Several punching over the cap in concrete tank. Traditionally, in vats, for 3 weeks. Controlled temperature between 28- 30°C. Malolactic fermentation in vats on its lees (by punching the cap). Maturation: 24 months in oak barrels from new (80%) and 1 wine old.
Malbec 100%
800 cases
Cahors
The 2022 season in Cahors began with a mild, dry winter and an early, even budburst. Spring was warm and sunny, with only localized April frost and a regular, rapid flowering. After brief June storms, summer turned extremely hot and dry, generating significant water stress but concentrating small, thick-skinned berries ideal for Malbec. Late-August and early-September rains revived ripening and refined tannins while preserving excellent sanitary conditions. Harvest ran from mid-September to early October, delivering very ripe, deeply colored fruit with generous black-fruit expression and firm, balanced tannins—an intense, structured vintage for Château Nozières « Élégance ».
Cahors, Southwest, France
Single Parcel: 2.5 ha, talus 3rd terrace: heavy layers of little gallets, Clay limestone, old terraces of Lot Valley
2022