Clos Triguedina rests on a unique landscape: the terraces of the Lot River, formed over millennia by the river’s gradual retreat. Each terrace is a geological layer, offering distinct conditions of drainage, exposure, and ripening. Together, they create a true natural mosaic, underpinning the stylistic diversity of Clos Triguedina’s wines. Every gain in elevation shapes the light, influences the vine cycle, and gives rise to distinctive expressions of Cahors wines.
The estate comprises 100 parcels spread across 80 hectares. Each parcel has its own identity, which is why the Baldès Family tailors its vineyard practices to each row, each vine. This parcel-by-parcel precision — pioneering in Cahors — allows the pure expression of each soil to emerge, without ever forcing its character.
At Clos Triguedina, the vineyards extend across the three finest terraces of Cahors: the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, spanning five renowned communes. This deliberate choice reflects the Baldès Family’s commitment to quality, working only with exceptional, high-potential terroirs. This approach is known here as the “climats of Cahors”, a nod to Burgundian inspiration.
Clay soils resting on limestone subsoils give rise to Malbecs with a generous fruit profile, velvety tannins, and an intense dark color. This parcel also benefits from a unique microclimate, naturally protected from frost by the surrounding woodland.
Composed of clay and rounded pebbles deposited by ancient rivers, this terrace benefits from soils where stones absorb heat during the day and release it at night. This natural regulation promotes optimal ripeness, allowing the vines to produce expressive, complex, and highly aromatic wines of great finesse. This is where Les Galets, part of the Clos Triguedina Trilogie, is born — an intense wine with a rich, enveloping texture, characteristic of this terroir.
Here, limestone wrapped in red clays brings remarkable freshness and elegance. At 300 meters altitude, increased sunlight and warmer spring temperatures extend the vine cycle, while strong winds and persistent freshness slow down grape ripening.
This privileged terroir gives rise to Les Petites Cailles, a refined and airy cuvée, supported by beautifully fine tannins.
At higher elevations, limestone emerges at the surface. The higher you go, the poorer the soils, the lower the yields, and the greater the tension.
This is where the estate develops its most modern interpretation of terroir: white grape varieties such as Chenin, Roussanne, and Viognier, as well as experimental cuvées offering an airy, precise, and crystalline expression.
” Wine is a landscape poured into a glass. And every terroir deserves to be told. “
Clos Triguedina is more than a vineyard — it is a complete ecosystem in constant interaction. Hedgerows, groves of trees, rows of olive trees, as well as walnut, acacia, and wild cherry trees punctuate the parcels. These elements:
Several tree-planting campaigns have been carried out by the family — not only to reforest certain areas, but also to create natural boundaries between parcels, improve water retention, and combat soil erosion.
It is also a way of affirming a deep respect for the original landscape.