Highlights: Stéphane Revel Novicius Malbec Fruité 2024 Cahors
Website: https://www.revel.vin/en
In 2022 Stéphane Revel took over the reins of Château de Rouffiac with two partners. The oldest vines here were planted in 1971, the same year as the birth of the Cahors AOC. They have 26 hectares of vineyards, and they are focused on regenerative viticulture (they have ROC status). Stéphane also translated my book on Regenerative Viticulture into French.
Stéphane Revel Novicius Malbec Fruité 2024 Cahors, France
12% alcohol. Silty clay soils from the third terrace of the Lot, with 40 year old vines. Preferment maceration of one week, then fermented and aged in stainless steel. No sulfites until bottling. This is fresh and perfumed with a green, sappy edge to the sweet black cherry and blackcurrant fruit. It’s juicy, fleshy and focused with nice green hints on the palate as well as some pepper and iodine, and then a bit of chalky tannin on the finish. Such drinkability, with nice sour cherry and damson at the end. 93/100 (£27 Museum Wines)
