This is just a fantastic value wine. A blend of Mourvèdre and Merlot from the Languedoc region of southern France, you can just taste the mediterranean sun in the glass. With notes of black olives, cassis, and summer fig, the fruit on this wine is ripe, yet fresh, with a round and long finish. The vineyard is owned by Geraldine Combes, whose family has managed the land since 1525. It is a truly small production, artisanal winery, with every vine tended by hand, and the wine made in a garage beneath their home. The vinification is done in traditional method, unfiltered to capture every bit of the intense fruit and garrigue (wild herbs) of the terroir. This is a warming red that will remind you of summer during the storm. Try with a burger or roast duck breast.