You fuck my wine?! 2016 VdF
Black red. Chunky. Broken vitamins. White pepper, slippery roasted vegetables. Olives. Escabeche. Cod liver oil. Balanced. Nice fuck.
30% Jurancon Noir and 70% Malbec from limestone soils in Cahors. 350m, hand picked, whole clusters, natural vinification. Seven days on the skins, fermented in concrete tanks and barriques. Six months elevage, not fined not filtered, less than 30mg/l sulphur keeps it under the natural guidelines.
The name is another joust at the foolish rules that used to allow Jurancon, but since 1992 require 100% Malbec to be labeled AOC Cahors. Winemaker Fabien Jouves has a history of fighting the system and this is another in his series of "recreation" cuvees where he also includes the now disallowed grapes Cab Franc and Tannat as a thumbed nose to the board.
“It is a question because I don’t understand why the people of AOC Cahors destroy this beautiful grape.”
The internet reveals that he is a Robert De Niro fan, and notably Raging Bull with De Niro asking Joe Pesci "You fuck my wife?!". Google it.
The website says 3000 bottles made. Tiny. Even so they made this edited label for the US market. #%$& @ericasimov gets it.