Chateau Lagrezette Le Pigeonnier 1999 Bouteille (75cl)

Reviewed by

Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Published

2000-08-28

This small, 500-case cuvee, made from old-vine Malbec, is sure to cause ripples in the Cahors appellation. It is certainly the finest wine I have tasted from Cahors, whose vignerons collectively tend to underachieve. Unlike many Cahors that are blended with Tannat and Merlot, this is 100% Malbec. Made from extraordinarily small yields of 18-20 hectoliters per hectare, it is aged for 24-30 months in 100% new French oak, and bottled without filtration. The wine is produced under the guidance of famed oenologist Michel Rolland. A fine wine, an inky/purple-colored offering with tremendous intensity as well as an extraordinary nose of blackberries, cassis, licorice, and smoke. Extremely full-bodied, with low acidity and sweet tannin, it will not be released for two years. Various importers.

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