Château d’Or et de Gueules 2012 Qu’es aQuo Red (Costières de Nîmes)

Country: France / Qu’es aQuo
Variety: Rhône-style Red Blend Rhône Valley
Winery: Château d’Or et de Gueules / Costières de Nîmes

Something different, the fruit for this wine comes off 80-year-old Carignan vines. The result is an intensely concentrated wine that mixes raspberry and blueberry fruit with delicate herbal shadings. It’s full-bodied, but supple and easy to drink, ending on a note of dark chocolate. Drink now–2018.