It may be human nature or the result from marketing brainwash : we do associate quality, greatness, sharpness to 100 % while 0 % is mediocrity. Therefore, it appears natural that:

• The best pancake is made of 100 % pure butter
• The best cheese is made from 100 % raw milk (...well at least French think that way)

... Then should best Cahors wines be 100 % Malbec?

The Chambert Orphée wine is 100 % Malbec and is made from very low-yield vines (about 25HL / ha); Orphée is much appreciated by the fine connoisseurs, the sommeliers and the private individuals in search of tasty concentrated wines.

However, the best wine is not necessarily a 100 % 'something'; and as Jancis Robinson writes purposely, the best wine is not necessarily the one which limits itself to the native varieties, but to the vines which adapt themselves best to the soil. It's common sense...but too polemical to be accepted in France with AOC label!

All Chambert wines are created from the Chambert plots and our own vines. While Chambert wines always include at least 85% of Malbec, the 100 % Malbec is absolutely not a focus. Making the best wine is our only mission...a great Malbec wine of course!

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