On Saturday night I cooked a roast beef joint and I popped to Sainsburys to find a suitably beef-friendly bottle of vino. Normally I'd veer towards Argentinian Malbec, but this slightly different bottle caught my eye.
Cahors wine is made in South West France and is 100% Malbec. This is where the grape originated from, here and in Bordeaux where it is sometimes blended with Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot et al. The style of wines from Cahors is somewhat different to its Argentinian cousins: more savoury, meaty and spicy. My first impression on tasting this Sainsburys example was one of a meaty aroma, almost Bovril-like (in a good way, I promise)! Then the taste was pleasantly rich, lots of blackberry fruit and peppery spice. Very smooth too (more than I was expecting) which meant it was ridiculously easy to drink (and that my head's still sore while I write this at 9pm on Sunday night)! Definitely worthy of its £7.50 price tag.
Happy Swigging!
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