2007 Mas Carlot, Costières de Nîmes, Les Enfants Terribles, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

The new Camacho house wine--easy, dense, and works well with or without food. Deep, rich flavors for the fall, and easy on the pocketbook.
Kacher writes: “The vineyards were planted in the 1950’s and 1960’s to the current varietals. The vines are trained using a system called Cordon de Royat, which helps maintain lower fruit production. Mas Carlot limits yields to around 45hl/ha, which is one-third below what the appellation allows. Nathalie likes to wait during harvest--picking late to obtain the maximum maturity for each grape varietal. This Cuvée was created for the first time with the 2003 vintage. While in the cellar and talking about our little ones and how active and mischievous they are, ‘Les Enfants Terribles’ was born. This is a selection of really good old vines Mourvèdre and Syrah. The Mourvèdre was aged in barrels for one year. This is a hearty wine with lots of spice and elegance. It unites plum and berry preserves with a raw meat character for an unforgettable juxtaposition. There are hints of herbs, cocoa powder and vanilla. For those of you who enjoy deeply flavored reds, which are wrapped in a lush texture…run, don’t walk to buy this wine. Not much was made. This wine must be good…as it’s named for Nathalie and Cyril’s kids!”