haha.

@@smokingcrab2290 Thought I was the only one who noticed that

Ditto

I bet she had a lot of outtakes. lol

Cheers from Argentina : )

@@influjoestelar28- No me jodas, che... es "Salud de Argentina!"... viste!

@@influjoestelar28 Spinetta jade?? Buena broo

dang, your ribeye might have even cost more than your wine. Am i right?

Better not be more than $15.....😉😉

@@bluecollarwineguy4447 $9.99, to be exact!

YOU CAN DO IT!!!!! I am so proud. digital proud of you stereodreamer23. You go!

YOU GOT MY COAT ON DIAL. ;)

Me too! omg. it's only 8p. there's still time!

what a coincidence! I recently had a chateau de mercues malbec by the same producer and it blew me away! so many flavors in one glass, especially that hit of licorice! Fun to see a total stranger from a year-old comment have such similar notes! In the oooold days, just recognition/repetition in flavors was what really made a wine considered Good. Looks like they still hold true to that over in Cahors. Or we happened to have the exact same vintage lol.

me too!

My all time favorite too🍷

Yes, indeed! Great point! We did a deep dive on the different quality levels of Mendoza Malbec here: winefolly.com/review/mastering-mendoza-malbec/

Shiraz / Syrah is a great one to do!

If you like "New World" wines, you'll like Malbec, because virtually everyone likes Malbec. Try to bump up into the upper teens to low $20s if you have to. If you like "old world" wines, then you might be able to like the Malbec from Cahors. It is quite an adjustment from Malbec argentino. Para mí, el vino tinto de Cahors es mierda, pero bueno.

I have the book and love it! It explains each wine in simple terms, not too much info!

Try El Enemigo or Catena Zapata if you can.

@@fabiors10- Catena Zapata is a giant, so that will probably be easier to find, but Las Perdices es re rico, pero re... as they'd say in Argentina.

I am going to cry about this later. Gary VAY-NER-CHUK is a real pro.

WE DID!!!

@@MadelinePucketteWF thanks! Great videos!

Tannins are complicated. I definitely taste some of them (although, I'm not sure if it's the polyphenols or flavs): some are bitter, like the bitterness in coffee. I suspect that it's the polyphenols that are more astringent (like the texture of sandpaper on the tongue), although I'm not entirely sure. Great question btw. Gold star!

I could not believe that wine was only $13. Unbelievable. I ended up drinking a couple glasses of it with this challenging book I'm trying to read. It def beat the Mendoza (this time) in terms of interest. But, after drinking as much as I have over the years, I think I've gotten a bit picky.

Totally agree with daver8521. Cahors is a more elegant wine form me than the rough Argetinian versions. I prefer less tannin and average alcohol. New world wine is explosive but comes across as rough or too rich for my taste. I think savory Crepe vs Taco for me, I'd prefer eating the taco for its fuller flavor profile but prefer enjoying old world subtle wines and looking for its flavors that getting smashed in the mouth by strong wine flavors.

she is just cute period lol!

@@mapp4751- You're missing part of the total package if you're not picking up the dorky/geeky vibe. It's refreshing, and I don't believe that Gregory meant it as an insult.

oh no! cured meat will totally wreck your palate. it will just coat it with meat juice. I actually try to keep my palate really clear when tasting wine. Maybe some green tea (mild protein scraping afffect) to remove all the proteins from tongue and any residual flavors from formally eaten foods. Toothpaste is too strong.

hear hear.

i love your relative comparisons - joyful!

You must be a savory / complexity lover! Awesome.

@@Winefolly- Savory sour... thin, earthy, borderline-unpleasant...

THANK YOU! ♥

Nicolas, we have the book translated (well, at least the first one) in 24 languages, BUT NOT SPANISH. It's offensive! No publisher in Mexico nor Spain has come forth to claim this epic tome! Whomever does is going to make $$. It's even sold in Mongolia!!!

@@Winefolly Come on girl...i can't start drinking untill being educated on my own language..do ir fir me!😁

@@Winefolly Well...they sure drink a lot in Mongolia...although i heard the Dalai Lama convinced them to drink more milk...bastard

I bet it will stay great for 10 years. The only thing I wonder about Malbec is that short finish and how it will taste with more tertiary (aged) flavors. I've had a pretty high quality malbec aged 12 years that was fantastic, so it's definitely possible. Look into the alcohol level and pH of this Cahors wine. If it's got a relatively low pH (e.g. high acidity) it will age longer :)

@@MadelinePucketteWF Awesome! Thank you!

@@MadelinePucketteWF This 14.5% abv wine was on my basement wall rack that stays 60-64F year round. I finally opened this last night and it tasted like band-aids :-P Cork looked great. *sigh*

I take my fun VERY SERIOUSLY. As you can tell. Life is too short to take seriously.

Agreed! Advice given by my favorite Philosophy professor decades ago: "don't take being serious too seriously," drink wine!

I get to know Malbec thru drinking Argentina wine. I really love it.

For the price, it was good. but definitely a lighter style.

The Average Wine Enthusiast I think that use of the term "Cot" has gotten rare generally. Has anyone heard otherwise?

You talking about the Loire name for Malbec: Côt?

The Malbecs from Cahors are much thinner. MUCH. Much more inline with Old World Wines. (Remember that Malbec is one of the 5 grape varietals that can be included in a Bordeaux... though it was usually only used in very small quantities and specifically for it's color - like ink - than for what it adds to the palate.) The Malbecs from Argentina a much dark, have higher alcohol, and more viscous. A richer mouth feel. Cahors = body of light beer or Czech pilsner Argentina = body of an ale or German lager

@@chancemiller9340 What examples of Bordeaux feature Malbec? I’m loving Bordeaux now. I really enjoy Mèdoc and Saint-Emilion.

@@numanuma20- I can't think of one, I just know that it is one of the 5 grapes that is allowed to be used in a wine and still have that wine be called a Bordeaux. I believe that it is rarely used anymore and when it is, it's just because there was less sun and the color extracted from the skins of the primary fruit was so pale that the wine makers felt that it needed something to darken the color. It's basically natural food coloring when used in Bordeaux blends. There is now some single grape production out of the Cahors region, but even some of those wines have taken some tips from Argentine production in order to make the old world vino better* than it traditional was. *"Better" is my opinion. "More popular", "more drinkable",... there are different ways to say "People like it better and will pay enough for it to make it worth producing."

@@chancemiller9340 Sorry for the late reply. Warning ⚠️ long comment I learned about Cahors from WSET level 3 and you’re spot on. Having tried the Clos La Coutale Cahors , Château Haut-Monplaisir Cahors Tradition and the Crocus L'Atelier Malbec de Cahors, they where completely different from the Catena Lunlunta Malbec 2018 and the Alamos Malbec 2020. Don’t remember much about the Clos La Cotale. Château Haut-Monplaisir Cahors Tradition is made and raised in concrete vessels with 30% raises in natural barrels from the winemaker notes say. Great display of the terroir and the grape that needs to age for a while as it has astronomically high grippy tannins. The Crocus L’Atelier Malbec de Cahors is a fantastic Cahors that is a collaboration with Paul Hobbs and Bertrand Gabriel Vigouroux. Crocus and is a fantastic wine that drinks well now and could possibly age for a while. Then I compared them to the Alamos Malbec for my Argentinian wine tasting, I drank the Catena Lunlunta Malbec 2018 before I did the actual tasting, along with the Ankos Torrontes. I intentionally was looking for a cheep Malbec to replace the Catena and for $8.99, I was glad I purchased the Alamos Malbec. It gave me a clear understanding of why Argentinian Malbec is heavily imported to the USA. The aroma intensity was medium and showed blackberry, strawberry, smoke vanilla, violet, lavender, fennel and blueberry but the fruit was a little muted on the noise making it youthful . Tasted off dry, maybe from tasting jammy, high acidity, medium + tannins, medium alcohol, medium flavor intensity medium, flavors of blackberry, strawberry, smoke, vanilla, violet,lavender, fennel, blueberry, and red cherry which I did not get on the noise. Finish, I have a hard time judging was medium +.

Generally awesome. They have some issues with large "monopolies" there, but there is YUGE potential. I'm really enjoying Syrah and Pinot Noir from Chile right now.

Sorry sir but chilean malbecs don't stand a chance against Argentinian Malbecs!!! Chilean Merlot yes, but Malbecs nobody does it better then Argentina!!!

@@carlosdcardona5676 both are quite excellent. Enjoy.

This book! www.amazon.com/Wine-Folly-Magnum-Master-Guide/dp/0525533893/ ← James Beard Award winner!

cheers from Argentina : )

@@influjoestelar28- Viste!

I know your struggle! The biggest challenge is most French wines are labeled by region, not grape! winefolly.com/review/french-wine-tips/

@@Winefolly- I don't think that the French produce much wine, so it might be difficult to find some of their fermented juice in your neck of the woods.

Ryan Baur well spotted

noted! sheesh, that's going to be a hunt.

@@Winefolly : I have faith!! :)

Hey, where are you located Marc?

@@Winefolly Philly!!

I used to think Malbec was just a blend of Merlot and Cab.