2020 | Château de Mercuès Les Ailes de Mercuès | Cahors | France

The softer, red-fruited cuvée of a legendary Cahors château — Malbec with velvet, ready to pour.

Château de Mercuès is a 13th-century château perched above the Lot valley — once the summer residence of the Counts and Bishops of Cahors, now a Relais & Châteaux estate and one of the reference points for fine Malbec. "Les Ailes de Mercuès" is its approachable cuvée: the estate's Malbec pedigree in a supple, earlier-drinking style.

Château-grown Cahors Malbec at this price is a serious everyday red. Malbec-based, estate pedigree, velvety now → the grand vin costs far more → at $47.99 you're pouring real Cahors character without the wait.

• Malbec-based Cahors blend
• Cahors — Southwest France
• Château de Mercuès — historic Lot-valley estate
• "Les Ailes" — supple, earlier-drinking cuvée

Fresh blackberry and black cherry over peppery spice with soft, velvety tannins and gentle amplitude. Translation: plush, dark-fruited Malbec with a peppery lift and soft tannins — the deep color and richness of Cahors in a friendly, ready-now package.

The velvet side of Cahors Malbec from a storied château. Exactly the bottle for steak frites or a Tuesday roast.