Château Gigault 2012 Cuvée Viva (Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux)

Country: France / Cuvée Viva
Variety: Bordeaux-style Red Blend Bordeaux
Winery: Château Gigault / Blaye Côtes de Bordeaux

This spicy 100% Merlot wine has tangy black fruits as well as dense texture. It is ripe and very juicy, with intense acidity. It needs to relax (25% new oak barrels; 25% one to two years, the rest in tanks), so drink from 2017.