Domaine COSSE MAISONNEUVE
Les Laquets
- 2020
- Cahors
A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the 2021 Revue du Vin de France guide.
Cahors de caractère, Les Laquets is long and racy, with a persistent finish (cedar and black fruits), perfectly balanced by a fine and precise maturing. Perfect representation of the Cossse/ Maisonneuve style.
The 2020 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 95/100 "Old vines grafted onto part of the limestone scree slopes of Lacapelle-Cabanac, Les Laquets is still in its infancy: it displays primary notes and a mineral finish that promises long ageing potential."
- To keep or to drink :
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée :
- 2026-2036
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Supple on the palate, beautiful freshness, tannins not very marked, La Fage is a Cahors that is greedy, pleasant and joyful.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Ready to drink
- Apogée:
- 2022-2029
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the 2021 Revue du Vin de France guide.
Cahors de caractère, Les Laquets is long and racy, with a persistent finish (cedar and black fruits), perfectly balanced by a fine and precise maturing. Perfect representation of the Cossse/ Maisonneuve style.
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2025-2035
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
La Marguerite is the prestigious cuvée of the Domaine, coming from a 2.5 hectare plot on the famous siderolithic terroir (clay-limestone mixed with reddish iron deposits). A wine of great potential where minerality vies with intensity. Splendid!
The 2022 vintage in the press:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 97/100 "The entire range has a distinctive identity that stems as much from the precision of the ripeness as from a remarkable terroir. La Marguerite springs to mind in particular, with its pocket of ferruginous clay that is a source of longevity and aesthetic appeal."
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2037
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
La Marguerite is the prestigious cuvée of the Domaine, coming from a 2.5 hectare plot on the famous siderolithic terroir (clay-limestone mixed with reddish iron deposits). A wine of great potential where minerality vies with intensity. Splendid!
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2026-2037
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Sidérolithe is the 100% cabernet franc counterpart (on iron clay) of their other cuvée Marguerite which is 100% malbec. Its aromas of raspberry and violet and its velvety texture are immediately reminiscent of Pomerol.
The 2021 vintage in the reviews:
La Revue du Vin de France (December 2024): 94/100 “Catherine Maisonneuve and Matthieu Cosse were the first to reveal the potential of Cabernet Franc planted in the Quercy region on a pocket of clay. The great forgotten grape of Cahors, it displays here the austerity of the tannins that signal the cold 2021 vintage, but above all the aristocracy of this grape whose tasty fruit is revealed on a texture that suggests a radiant evolution held by the imprint of its terroir.”
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 1 to 2 years
- Apogée:
- 2024-2035
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A new generation of winegrowers is waking Cahors up. Rustic wines with coarse tannins are a thing of the past. Make way for digestible, tasty, fruity and velvety malbecs. The duo Matthieu Cosse (the oenologist) / Catherine Maisonneuve (the winegrower) is part of this new Cadurian elite, with a magnificent range of wines where purity, precision and elegance prevail. "Transcending the boundaries of its appellation, the estate is one of the best in France" for Mr. Bettane.
Rated two stars in the Revue du Vin de France guide.
Sidérolithe is the 100% cabernet franc counterpart (on iron clay) of their other cuvée Marguerite which is 100% malbec. Its aromas of raspberry and violet and its velvety texture are immediately reminiscent of Pomerol.
The 2020 vintage in the reviews:
La Revue du Vin de France (Guide 2026) : 93/100
More- To keep or to drink:
- Wait 3 to 5 years
- Apogée:
- 2028-2042