14% abv. A ripe, fairly dark toned aroma - pleasant enough but quite simple and sweet. The palate is more interesting with some attractive grip to balance the copious, ripe fruit. Even when cool the alcohol does show a bit. Decent, but not great.
Domaine Mas de Martin Côteaux du Languedoc Cuvée Ultreia 2007
Grès de Montpellier; 14,5% abv. c. 50% Syrah, c. 30% Grenache, c.20% Mourvèdre; c.15 months in 100% new French oak. These are details for newer vintages; I don't know if the 2007 was like this. It certainly doesn't seem as oaky as these numbers would suggest. Still black colour. The scent has still quite a bit of oak needing to integrate; but also much pleasant dark fruit with enough savoury character to keep this interesting. Wonderfully savoury, very rich but refreshing also. Too primary to say for sure whether this will be to my taste or not. But it certainly has enough interesting components for me to keep an eye on this property.
