Domaine Cosse-Maisonneuve "Siderolithe" (100% CF) red 2018

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Domaine Cosse-Maisonneuve "Siderolithe" (100% cabernet franc) red 2018 :

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2022 (Sept. 2021) : 93/100. Old vines of cabernet franc showcase a minerality that reveals the perfect trilogy of great wines: a terroir, a grape, a winemaker. In this case, there are two who care for the cuvées. A nose of fresh fruit liqueur, cherry, with a depth on the palate that holds a tannin molded in the base of the siderolithic soils.

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2021 (November 2020) : 94/100. A high-flying cabernet franc signs a haute couture cuvée. Its frank and meaty juice, with vibrant fruit and ease on violet and blueberry, delivers a structure worthy of a Pomerol from red clays.

A red wine that is both extremely silky and mineral, which will last at least 10 years. The ferrous soil gives it an impressive delicacy for a prestigious cuvée of cabernet franc born under these latitudes!

Technical sheet inspired by the winemaker's oral comments:

Siderolithe is a new micro-cuvée from a specific parcel born in 2017. The parcel is located on siderolithic clays, with a high iron content, which give an unparalleled velvetiness to the cabernet franc. Siderolithe is the sister of another cuvée from the cabernet franc grape, Carmenet, born in 2016 and derived from the characteristic limestone terroir of Cahors.

Grape variety: 100% Cabernet franc cultivated in biodynamics
Soil: Siderolithic red clay (very rich in iron), a magical source of the wines' velvetiness.
Aging: 20 months in barrels of 2 wines.