Mas Carlot "Les Enfants Terribles" Costieres de Nimes 2005

Red/purple.

Deep black fruit, iron, game, toasted nut nose. Brett influence that is fairly well-integrated (at present). Actually very interesting and nuanced. Floral suggestion in the empty glass.

Round, yet compact in the mouth. Here the Brett action overwhelms (at present) - iron and game. Stiff structure really kills mid-palate pleasure. But I'm fairly sure this will get better (broaden) with air.

Day 3 - The bottle "popped" with positive (CO2) pressure. This thing is alive. Similar to Day 1 though, both aromatically and in the mouth. Suggestion of mango. This really needs to be abusively aerated/decanted.

Day 6 - This got a vigorous shaking after the last post. Much better (broader) in the mouth. Still chewy. Not sure if this will benefit from aging, but I'm guessing it will, and far more than you would think (8-10 years).

Old vine Mourvedre and Syrah (tank and barrel).

$12