Château de Cayx - Cahors Cuvée Octante

Château de CayxCahors Cuvée Octante

3.8
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Cahors Cuvée Octante of Château de Cayx is a red wine from the region of Cahors of South West.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or mature and hard cheese.
The Cahors Cuvée Octante of the Château de Cayx is in the top 60 of wines of Cahors.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with earth taste

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On the nose the Cahors Cuvée Octante of Château de Cayx in the region of South West often reveals types of flavors of vanilla, non oak or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, black fruit.

Details and technical informations about Château de Cayx's Cahors Cuvée Octante.

Winemaker
Prince Henrik
Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
Alcohol
14°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Cahors Cuvée Octante - 2017
In the top 60 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Cahors Cuvée Octante - 2011
In the top 60 of of Cahors wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Cahors Cuvée Octante from Château de Cayx are 2011, 2017

Informations about the Château de Cayx

The winery offers 20 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.5.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Cahors in the region of South West
Find the Château de Cayx on Facebook

The Château de Cayx is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Cahors to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine South West
In the top 20000 of of France wines
In the top 65 of of Cahors wines
In the top 40000 of red wines
In the top 60000 wines of the world

The wine region of Cahors

The wine region of Cahors is located in the region of Haut-Pays of South West of France. Wineries and vineyards like the Château Lagrézette or the Château Lagrézette produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Cahors are Malbec, Merlot and Tannat, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Cahors often reveals types of flavors of cherry, tomatoes or toasty and sometimes also flavors of apples, citrus or tropical fruit.


The wine region of South West

The South-West is a large territorial area of France, comprising the administrative regions of Aquitaine, Limousin and Midi-Pyrénées. However, as far as the French wine area is concerned, the South-West region is a little less clear-cut, as it excludes Bordeaux - a wine region so productive that it is de facto an area in its own right. The wines of the South West have a Long and eventful history. The local rivers play a key role, as they were the main trade routes to bring wines from traditional regions such as Cahors, Bergerac, Buzet and Gaillac to their markets.

News related to this wine

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The word of the wine: pH

Short for "hydrogen potential", the pH is a parameter that defines whether a medium is acidic or basic. A high pH gives a soft wine, a very low pH translates into a wine that is too acidic.

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