A beautiful old-vines rendering of the much-maligned Malbec from its spiritual birthplace in the Southwest region of France, where it goes by Côt. Charlotte and Louis Pérot make wilder, old-school versions of the variety, however, not versions that are blown out by weight and oak; there's dark blue and wild berry black fruit here, to be sure, but immense elegance and the beautiful purple flowers on the nose one hopes to find in this region. 'Vendredi' is done in a fully carbonic style, so it's lighter and fresher than the rustic 'Coeur Simple' we also have in stock. It's a joy!