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Chateau Ponzac
Beautiful hilltop vineyards west of Cahors produce one of the most pure expressions of Malbec that I have ever tasted. The very creative viticulturalist and vigneron team of Virginie and Matthieu Molinie blend their separately vinified parcels of Malbec each year into wines that you can enjoy either "maintenant" (now) or well into the future.
Ripe, lush Malbec fruit
Perfectly pruned rows of vines. Notice the broken limestone soil composition which creates the minerality.
Virginie et Matthieu
Le Chateau
The Wines
Maintenant ou Jamais 2024 (OC, NF)
This is 100% Malbec and aromas include dark cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, and dark chocolate. Flavors include dark cherries, blackberries, boysenberries, blueberries, and nectarines. There is a medium to full body, good balance and acidity, and a long and minerally medium to full finish.
Food pairings would include Filet Mignon, New York Steak, Roast Beef, short ribs, beef stew, lamb chops, veal chops, pork chops and shoulder, BBQ ribs, wild boar, grilled chicken, duck, cassoulet, pasta with meat sauce, salmon, tuna, clams, mussels, Asian and Mexican beef, pork, and chicken dishes, lamb curries and red curries, spicy and rich Mexican food such as alambres or anything with mole sauces, beef enchiladas, tacos, tapas, charcuterie, and medium, rich, and creamy cheeses.
Chateau Ponzac "Estate" 2022 (OC, NF)
This is the primary "estate" wine of Chateau Ponzac which Virginie and Matthieu blend out of separately vinified parcels across the estate and it is 100% Malbec. Aromas include dark cherries, dark plums, nectarines, apricots, dark chocolate, and mocha. Flavors include dark plums, boysenberries, blueberries, and nectarines. There is a medium body but which saturates the palate with flavors, good balance and acidity, and a long medium to full finish.
Food pairings would include New York Steak, Rib Eye, short ribs, beef stew, lamb chops, veal chops, pork chops, shoulder, and tenderloin, wild boar, grilled chicken, duck, elk, cassoulet, pasta with meat sauce, baked pasta dishes, salmon, swordfish, clams, mussels, paella, Asian beef and pork dishes, lamb curries, Mexican beef, pork, and chicken dishes, enchiladas, tamales, alambres, tacos, and mild to medium cheeses.
