SAINT MONT, SW FRANCE
 
The Saint Mont Appellation is right next to Madiran, and calls on 1000 years of grape growing heritage at the Saint Mont monastery. If you are a fan of the intensely earthy wines of Southwest France, this one is for you.
 
Made from old-vines Tannat and a little of the local Fer Servadou. Offering earthy flavors and soil-driven structure. Notes of blackcurrant and blackberry, black plum and damp earth, with herbal notes from the Fer Servadou. Finish is intense, with cacao, vanilla bean and espresso. The palate offers up plum and blackberry, full bodied and richly carved with velvety tannins, iron-rich soil. Notes of leather and dried fruit linger on the finish.