2007 Thierry Puzelat KO "In Cot We Trust" Touraine, 12.5% alc., $25.99: Cot is the name for Malbec in the Loire Valley, but this isn't the “toast and coffee” kind o' Malbec from Argentina that is all the rage in the US right now. Deeply, darkly colored, it offers earthy forest floor and herbaceous underbrush over a core of dried cherry and under-ripe strawberry, with a tart sour streak that adds to the appeal. Almost chewy, it's full bodied and well structured, with several years of promise for cellaring, but already very appealing. I love this wine's personality; it's very much in the style of others I've enjoyed from Puzelat, with that earthy underbrush character, and it's one I could drink on a regular basis.
- from Wine with Pizza
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