Clos La Coutale Cahors 2021 750 ML

The 100 hectares of vines of Clos la Coutale are located in the heart of the meanders of the Lot on alluvial soils composed of gravel and clay-limestone silica. Protected from the extreme cold with a southwest exposure, this land is particularly suitable for vine growing.nnIt was established in Quercy by the Romans. They developed its production while providing know-how. Faced with the success of this wine, in 92 A.D., the Emperor Domitian asked to tear off half the vineyard to protect the Italian production but the people disobeyed him.nnIn the Middle Age, it was called “black wine”.nEleanor of Aquitaine’s marriage to Henry II, the future King of England, opened the doors of London to the wine. Very appreciated in England, Cahors wine is experiencing considerable growth.nnConsumed by pilgrims on the Way to Santiago de Compostela, its reputation developed in France and abroad, so that in 1310, 850000 hl of Cahors, or 50% of exports from Bordeaux left the port.nnIn 1325, it even became Pope John XXII’s table wine.nnFrom 1337 onwards, the Hundred Years’ War and a Mandate of 1373 promoted the wines of the Gironde by overtaxing other wines, including the Cahors. The Cahors wine maintains its reputation by returning to the court of Francis 1, it is exported to England, Germany, Holland or Russia where it became a mass wine.