The 2012 Cairanne Les Travers offers up sweet blackberry styled fruit, plenty of licorice, earth, and mineral to go with a perfectly balanced palate. A complete wine, with solid mid-palate depth and plenty of tannin, it’s impressive and should represent a serious value. In addition to a rock star lineup of Gigondas (which are reviewed in Issue 210), this estate fashions three excellent Cairannes. Importer: Simon N Cellars, Charlottesville, VA; tel. (434) 977-4476