Château du Cèdre Sweet Malbec vin de liqueur - Vintage Port style 500ml 2018

Château du Cèdre Sweet Malbec is a fortified vin de liqueur made from Cahors Malbec in the manner of vintage port, bottled in a 500 millilitre format.

A vin de liqueur is made by adding grape spirit to fermenting must, which halts the fermentation and leaves much of the sugar of the fruit intact; the method is essentially that of vintage port, and Château du Cèdre applies it to Malbec grown on its own organically farmed terraces at Vire-sur-Lot in Cahors. The wine finishes at 17.4 per cent alcohol and retains around 109 grams per litre of residual sugar, figures squarely in port territory. Malbec brings dark fruit and a firm tannic frame, so the wine carries more grip and less obvious sweetness than the residual sugar alone would suggest.

Rich but firm, it belongs with dark chocolate desserts, blue cheese and walnuts, or on its own after a meal; serve lightly chilled at around 12 degrees.

*Every effort is made to ensure the current vintage is accurate; however, variations can occur. If you are after a specific vintage, please contact us prior to ordering.