In its Winter 2007-2008 issue,
the magazine Tasted met with Olivier Poussier, elected
Best World Sommelier in 2000. Poussier talked about the Cahors wines' qualities and how to pair them with food
You can read a PDF version of the article
available here (with permission of Tasted).
"During Vinexpo in Bordeaux in June 2007, Poussier
showed us that Cahors, an often underestimated wine region, has great
potential and a lot of interesting and delicious wines to offer(…).
In a professional, masterful and passionate manner, typical of the
great wine specialist that he is, Olivier demonstrated to all those of
us who were lucky enough to find a place in one of the crowded seminary
rooms at Vinexpo, how enormously Cahors wines have improved since the
early 1990s and what fabulous tasting qualities these wines offer. This
was an interesting and delicious tasting experience for all those who
participated (…)
Olivier explained that Cahors is one of the most
traditional wine producing regions in the world (…). Olivier, who has
been one of the pioneers in rediscovering Cahors wines, wants to share
with us his growing passion for these splendid wines. He wants people
to know more about Cahors. He is most impressed by the huge range of
possible food/wine pairings offered by Cahors wines. He explains, that
one of the particular virtues of Cahors wines is that it fits perfectly
with red meat, game and lamb, as these full bodied and good flavoured
wines balance perfectly with this kind of food. Furthermore, the ripe
tannins, the freshness and acidity, so typical in Cahors wines, are
extremely well-suited to improve the digestion of rich dishes. The near
black colour of young Cahors wines evolves with maturity, as do the
aromas ot these wines (…). In order to make really great wines, Cahors
producers have optimized their winemaking techniques (…).
The
wines of Cahors have already become a big success in Canada, where
Cahors holds the forth rank of wine importations. But Cahors can be
found in nearly all other countries of the world, in restaurants, at retails shops or on your supermarkets shelves”.