Nicolas Carmarans Aveyron Mauvais Temps

Blind Tasting - Southwest France (My Home) : Lots of red fruits on the nose with a touch of iron and pepper. Natural. The palate is a little stewed though with a touch of licorice and blue fruits. Vintage is showing a little too much. Liked much better the 2010 L'Altre. 30% Negret de Banhars, 50% Fer Servadou (known locally as Mansois) and 10% each of Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.

This is good, but is more expressive of its own 'naturalness' than of the grape or the place it comes from (Aveyron). I have a half-bottle left and will update this note the wine changes with open.