Clos de Coutale 2002 Cahors

I don’t know if I agree with the 20% addition of merlot but I always did like this wine. At first sniff there’s ground ivy crawling in the hills of the Catskills. Cahors doesn’t look like anything I’ve ever seen in the Catskills but it’s in this wine. Maybe I need to go to the country for a while. Maybe that’s what the wine is telling me. But the most important thing this wine is telling me is whispering to me to travel. And that’s more than I can ask for in a wine. As far as real wine speak? There’s a high-toned acidity, long tannic finish and a hint of blackberries just ready—but not too ready for picking (about $13)

(WARNING: I WANT TO DO A RIP THING HERE ON THE 2004 VINTAGE. HAD IT THE OTHER NIGHT AND ALMOST CRIED INTO THE WINE. NEW OAK, THE SCOURGE HAD LFET ITS IMPRINT ON THE WINE)