Wine region
Cahors
Cahors is a wine region in France, home to 42 wineries, known for Malbec.
Cahors at a glance: known for Malbec.
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Characteristic grapes
Cahors is best known for Malbec.
Wine profile
149 distinct Cahors wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.
Representative Cahors wines
Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.
- Caillau — Cahors
- Caminade — Commandery
- Causse du Theron — Pente Malbec
- Causse du Theron — Terrasse Malbec
- Causse Ons — Plateau Malbec
- Cayx — Cahors
- Cayx — Marches Cayx Malbec
- Cedre — Cahors
France wine designations
- AOC
- AOC is the French national controlled-origin recognition for a product whose production stages are carried out using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, giving the product its characteristics.
- AOP
- An AOP identifies a product whose production stages take place using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics.
- IGP
- An IGP identifies a product whose quality, reputation or other characteristics are linked to its geographical origin.
- PDO
- PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
- VdF
- Vin de France is the French country-of-origin wording used for wine in the category without a protected geographical indication.
Classifications
- 2eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, 2ème Cru Classé is the third of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- 3eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 3ème Cru Classé denotes the third of five ranked levels.
- 4eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 4ème Cru Classé denotes the fourth of five ranked levels.
- 5eme Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Bordeaux red-wine classification, 5ème Cru Classé denotes the fifth of five ranked levels.
- Cru Classe
- In the Graves classification, Cru Classé denotes an estate authorised to use the title Grand Cru Classé de Graves; all current classified estates are in Pessac-Léognan.
- Grand Cru
- In Burgundy, Grand Cru is an AOC category applied to 33 appellations identified by individual Climat names.
- Grand Cru Classe
- In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Grand Cru Classé is a classified-estate level for red wines of Saint-Émilion; the 2022 edition lists 71 estates at this level.
- Premier Cru
- In Burgundy, Premier Cru identifies precisely defined individual plots, known as Climats, within certain Village appellations.
- Premier Cru Classe
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Classé is the middle of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- Premier Cru Superieur
- Within the 1855 Sauternes and Barsac classification, Premier Cru Supérieur is the highest of three sweet-white-wine levels.
- Premier Grand Cru Classe A
- In the current Saint-Émilion classification, Premier Grand Cru Classé A is the distinguished A level within the Premier Grand Cru Classé category; the 2022 edition lists two estates.
Understanding the wine data
- Designation
- The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
- Classification
- An additional quality, hierarchy, vineyard, site, ageing or producer classification where supplied. Its meaning varies by country — it is not a universal quality score.
How this ranking is built
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
FAQs
- Where is Cahors?
- Cahors ( pronounced [ka.ɔʁ] ) is a red wine made from grapes grown in or around the town of Cahors in the Lot department of southern France .
- Which grapes are associated with Cahors?
- Cahors is represented in the WhatDrink region dataset by Malbec. Grape coverage reflects the products currently linked to the region and is not a complete legal planting register.
- What do the designation terms on Cahors wines mean?
- AOC: AOC is the French national controlled-origin recognition for a product whose production stages are carried out using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, giving the product its characteristics. AOP: An AOP identifies a product whose production stages take place using recognised know-how within the same geographical area, which gives the product its characteristics. VdF: Vin de France is the French country-of-origin wording used for wine in the category without a protected geographical indication. These terms describe geographical or regulatory categories; they do not by themselves guarantee that one producer or bottle is better than another.
- How are wineries and producers selected for Cahors?
- Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
- How are representative Cahors wines selected?
- Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
- How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Cahors?
- The current regional catalogue contains 149 linked wines from 42 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.
Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.