Château Mercuès - wine tasting

Once back at the hotel in Cahors, we had a fairly quick turnaround to head out once more for an evening of fine wine and dining.

We arrived at Château Mercuès, which is perched on a hill outside of Cahors, for a wine tour and tasting. The fabulous Guillaume gave us some of the history of the Château de Mercuès and specifically the development of Malbec, which is the predominant grape variety used. The facilities are amazing and the cellar, which was constructed in the early 1980’s, an absolute work of art. There was a couple from Munich and a couple from the UK who joined us for the wine tasting, and were all guests at the Château. We think they might have had more than a few pennies to rub together.

We were able to taste several wines:- a Château de Haute-Terre 2018 Malbec de Cahors, a Château de Mercuès 2015 Grand Vin, a Malbec de Cahors, and a Château de Mercuès Cuvée 6666, 2018 Malbec de Cahors. Guillaume also treated a couple of us to a tast of their dessert wine, which was delicious, so a bottle was purchased and will be consumed in the coming days.Lue lisää