This award winning wine from Château de Cayx (The Prince of Denmark's Winery & Residence of the Danish Royal Family is a great choice!

- Won the Gold Award from the Challenge International du Vin in 2015. The Challenge International du Vin is the longest running major international wine competition. Each spring, more than 5,000 wines from 38 countries are tasted over two days in Bordeaux - France by some 800 wine professionals and expert wine-loving consumers.

Volume

75 cl (750ml)

Alcohol by volume [Abv] (%)

13.5 %

Summary

Appellation d’Origine Protégée (AOP) - This wine comes from a 7 hectares of vines with an average vine age of 35 years old.

Wine Area

Clay-limestone, on a hillside, south facing.

Vinification

Following green harvesting, the leaves are manually removed from the grapes and the berries are selected on the sorting table. The grapes are mechanically harvested and firstly sorted by the machinery before being sorted manually for the second time on the table in the cellar. Château de Cayx undergoes cold (8°C) pre-fermentation-controlled stainless steel tanks. Alcoholic fermentation and maceration take 28 days at a temperature of 26/280 C, while final maceration occurs at a temperature of 32/35°C. Malolactic fermentation and ageing take place in new barrels for 1/3 for a minimum of 12 months.

Tasting Notes

A purple-coloured wine, Château de Cayx has the delicate aroma of red fruits and delivers all the intensity and fleshy character typical of Malbec. The wine has spicy notes and silky tannins on the palate. Château de Cayx’s

concentrated nature is characteristic of the finest Cahors wines ; it also elegant and truly a wine for keeping, up to 10 years.

Serving Suggestions

To serve chambered (19 ° C), with a duck breast with cherries or a leg of lamb of Quercy.

TERROIR

Limestone located on the first terraces of the valley

CEPAGE - GRAPE VARIETY

100% Malbec