Drinks a little bit like a modern junior Cahors.  It's the same grape variety but comes from the lesser-known territory of Pays Cathare that surrounds the towns of Carcassonne and Limoux.  One of the great advantages of the region is the fact that it benefits from enviable geographic and climatic conditions: the warm Mediterranean sunshine is tempered by the altitude and by the cooler nights so characteristic of the foothills of the Pyrenees. These are ideal conditions allowing for the longer, slower ripening of the grapes, thereby providing a superb base for wines that offer intensity, complexity and finesse.

This is juicy, ripe and full with plenty of cassis fruit and just a hint of cocoa.  Excellent value.