Alcohol: 14%
Grape(s): 100% Malbec
Localization: Cahors, SouthWest France
Tasting Notes: This is 100% Malbec and aromas include dark cherries, dark plums, nectarines, apricots, dark chocolate, and mocha. Flavors include dark plums, boysenberries, blueberries, and nectarines. There is a medium body but which saturates the palate with flavors, good balance and acidity, and a long medium to full finish.
Food pairing: Food pairings would include New York Steak, Rib Eye, short ribs, beef stew, lamb chops, veal chops, pork chops, shoulder, and tenderloin, wild boar, grilled chicken, duck, elk, cassoulet, pasta with meat sauce, baked pasta dishes, salmon, swordfish, clams, mussels, paella, Asian beef and pork dishes, lamb curries, Mexican beef, pork, and chicken dishes, enchiladas, tamales, alambres, tacos, and mild to medium cheeses.
The Domain: Having studied winemaking techniques, my wife Virginie and I have decided to face up the challenge of producing, raising and selling « Cahors » wine : my life’s work ! There is no wine without the essence of the grape! Ours cuvées come from the Malbec grape variety and reflects the diversity of our « terroir », which defines our unique property.
Château de Ponzac wines are composed of five cuvees « AOP » Cahors called :
– « Maintenant ou jamais » (now or never) cultivated in (marly) limestone soil
– Château Ponzac cultivated in clay-limestone soil
– « Le Tempéradou » and « Côt dolia » taken from the ferruginous clay soil
– « Les Peyrières » grown admist the valley terroir and round pebbles sprinkled
within the ground.
These five cuvées are the result of a long and rigorous managements of the grapes :
a control of the yields, prune and a separate vinification of each plot. Then the exacting process of blending the grapes begins, guided by the expertise and experience of the vigneron : it is a real intimate and essentiel moment for the vigneron. This last step is where the the expression of our terroir is fully realized.
For Château of Ponzac, an investment of our expert’s knowledge, collaboration of
talent, an exactness to detail, is what drives a new millesim. But your palate is the only judge. So discover our cuvees and enjoy the different tastes on your palate : we welcome you in our domain.
