Our Cahors Collection
Domaine Le Bout du Lieu is a premier family-owned Cahors appellation estate in southwestern France that produces elegant wine, made from the noble French Malbec grape variety.
BOUT DU LIEU
An elegant, unoaked expression of Malbec in its purest form.
This unoaked wine embodies French Malbec in its purest form.
Bout du Lieu is created from old-vine Malbec planted between 1956 and 2000. A long maceration and 12 months aging in tanks gives this wine a brilliant, dark ruby color and an intense structure. It charms the palate with hints of violets, liquorice, dark berries and expressive tannins.
VINEYARDS LOCATION
2nd and 3rd Terrace surrounding the meanders of the Lot River
SOIL
Red clay, ancient alluvia and gravels
GRAPE VARIETAL
100% Malbec
AGE OF VINES
35 years average
VINEYARD DENSITY
1,820 vines per acre
4,500 vines per hectare
YIELD
2.6 tons per acre
45 hL per hectare
PRODUCTION
6,000 cases
ORBE NOIR
Full-bodied and rich, Orbe Noir improves with age, but is also remarkable when young.
A full-bodied and luxuriously textured beauty that delights both young and with age.
This is our mid-range cuvée, made from 100% French Malbec. The name Orbe Noir, or “black orb," celebrates the deep hue and intense character of the Malbec grape. The vines were planted in 1980 on a single block of red clay soil on our vineyard’s third terrace, which hugs the winding curves of the Lot River. A long maceration draws out Orbe Noir’s dark, enigmatic purple color, while aging 16 months in French oak barrels adds structure and complexity to shades of dark berry fruits and vanilla accents that lead to a persistent finish.
VINEYARDS LOCATION
3rd Terrace along the meandering Lot River
SOIL
Red clay
GRAPE VARIETAL
100% old vine Malbec
AGE OF VINES
40 years
VINEYARD DENSITY
1,820 vines per acre
4,500 vines per hectare
YIELD
2.3 tons per acre
40 hL per hectare
PRODUCTION
600 cases
EMPYRÉE
This exceptional ebony-colored wine has an elegant, powerful structure and great cellar potential.
This is our top cuvée, made from 100% French Malbec from vines planted in 1975.
Grown in red clay soil, on our third terrace along the meandering Lot River, Empyrée is a wine of tenacity, conviction, and patience. Aged 24 months in French oak barrels, this dark violet wine reveals a potent structure and opulent complexity. Dark fruit, spice, and oak notes rise and evolve into a lengthy, satisfying finish.
VINEYARDS LOCATION
3rd Terrace along the meandering Lot River
SOIL
Red clay
GRAPE VARIETAL
100% old vine Malbec
AGE OF VINES
45 years
VINEYARD DENSITY
1,820 vines per acre
4,500 vines per hectare
YIELD
2.0 tons per acre
35 hL per hectare
PRODUCTION
200 cases
