K-or by Clos Troteligotte
Regular price
£17.00
A fresh, lively Malbec from its French home, with plenty of dark fruit and depth.
K-or comes from the limestone plateau above Cahors, where Clos Troteligotte takes a gentle approach to a grape often associated with powerful reds. There is flavour and intensity here, but the freshness makes it an inviting bottle to open over dinner.
Biodynamically grown grapes and patient maturation in concrete give you a different route into Malbec. If your usual reference point is Argentina, this is a lovely excuse to explore its French roots.
Why we chose it?
We chose it for a fresh take on a familiar grape, from an independent grower putting the quieter corners of France in the spotlight.
K-or by Clos Troteligotte
£17.00
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The wine...
KOr
The grapes are picked by hand, then fermented with their naturally occurring yeasts. Long contact with the skins is balanced by gentle extraction, drawing out flavour without pushing the wine too hard. K-or then spends 24 months in concrete, keeping oak out of the picture. That patient approach gives the fruit room to develop. We would put it alongside roast lamb or a generous bowl of mushrooms and lentils.
The producer...
Clos Troteligotte
Emmanuel Rybinski works with the vineyards as part of a wider living landscape. Clos Troteligotte gained organic certification in 2014 and biodynamic certification in 2017, and its work now includes beehives, trees amongst the vines and grazing animals. Small plots are treated separately to reflect their different soils. It is a thoughtful approach that gives Malbec several distinct expressions.
The region...