Why do we love it?
Les Acacias Malbec or otherwise The Big Malbec of Cahors, that shows its teeth with audacity to Argentina! We've said before that Cahors in France is the home of Malbec and certainly Fabien Jouves of Mas del Perie is the king of the region.
Fabien Jouves comes from one of the oldest families in Cahors and since 2006 he has founded Mas del Perie winery with the aim of making single vineyard, natural wines based on Malbec, and highlighting the many different faces of the variety. The young and restless Fabien is probably doing very well because Decanter, Robert Parker, Jancis Robinson, and all the French publications have already written about him. His goal is to create natural Malbec wines with the character of Burgundy!
Yes, you read that right! It follows the standards of Burgundy in terms of winemaking and aging. Specifically, for Les Acacias, the grapes are harvested by hand, at the appropriate time, followed by 30 days of extraction, and then the wine is fermented in concrete tanks with ambient yeasts. Then it matures for 18 months in oak foudres of 600 liters. It is bottled unfiltered and without any other intervention. The result is his own version of a rich, super-concentrated but at the same time elegant Malbec that has already gained a fanatical audience around the world.
If you are looking for a ripe, jammy Malbec look elsewhere. Les Acacias is for those who want to taste a truly Big Malbec, with character and personality.
Tastes Like
Deep violet color and exuberant aromas of sour cherry, berry, plum, cassis and blueberry accompanied by notes of vanilla, tobacco, leather, pepper, eucalyptus, purple flowers and graphite.
Impressive mouth, with solid structure, rich body, crisp acidity and robust but lacy tannins.
