Château de Gaudou

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Château de Gaudou 2009 Réserve Caillou Malbec (Cahors)

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Price $35

Made using fruit sourced from a parcel of vines more than 60 years old, this is a dense, dark wine, with herb, dark fig and plum notes. Solid and concentrated, it has a firm texture, and the dusty tannins match well with the ripe fruit. Age for 7–8 years. — R.V. (3/1/2013)

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Château de Gaudou 2010 Renaissance Malbec (Cahors)

Price $26

A powerful, wood-aged wine, this shows weighty black fruit and a toasty character. It is concentrated and solid, yet it has a soft and rich side as well. The tarry, tannic character needs at least four years to soften. — R.V. (3/1/2013)

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Château de Gaudou 2005 Réserve de Caillau Malbec (Cahors)

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Price $19

Ripe, generous, mint-and eucalypt-flavored wine, shot through with dry tannins and minerality, but also showing fine blackberry and dark plum-skin flavors. There is a satisfying tension here between fruit and herbal characters, promising good aging—try it again in five years. — R.V. (11/1/2008)

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Château de Gaudou 2007 Réserve de Gaudou Malbec (Cahors)

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Price $40

A dense wine, tannic and firmly structured. It’s one of those wines that are not for the faint-hearted with its power, concentration and medicinal character. Age for several years. — R.V. (3/1/2011)

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Château de Gaudou 2008 Renaissance Malbec (Cahors)

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Price $21

Classic black-colored Malbec, very perfumed, its fruit polished by smooth tannins. On the palate, black damson and bitter chocolate flavors are present. It’s a powerful wine, full of firm tannins, its dark edge softened by wood. — R.V. (3/1/2011)

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Château de Gaudou 2010 Grand Lignée Malbec-Merlot (Cahors)

Price $22

Big and concentrated, this wine’s spice and dark fruit flavors are sustained by solid tannins and acids. It has a rich texture that’s laced with acidity, so give this concentrated wine another 4–5 years. — R.V. (3/1/2013)

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Château de Gaudou 2005 Cuvée Tradition Malbec (Cahors)

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Price $10

A rich, dense wine, packed with ripe flavors of black fruits, along with perfume from wood maturation. It has power, concentration and a potential for several years’ aging. — R.V. (11/1/2008)

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Château de Gaudou 2003 Red (Cahors)

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Price $9

The Durou family has been at Gaudou since the 18th century, and today Fabrice Durou is the latest in the line to make Cahors on the 86-acre property. This blend of Malbec, Merlot and Tannat is initially juicy, until the firm, solid tannins kick in. It’s still young with blackberry and bold fruit flavors, and young fruit tannins. — R.V. (4/1/2007)

Most Reviewed Designations

Cuvée Tradition Grand Lignée Renaissance Réserve Caillou Réserve de Caillau Réserve de Gaudou Tradition

Most Reviewed Varietals

Malbec Malbec-Merlot Red Blend

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