Château de Caladroy, Côtes du Roussillon Villages (Roussillon, France) 2010

This terrific — and terrifically consistent — wine is not only delicious upon release, but also capable of improving with age, as was proved to me recently by a bottle of 2006 that I was lucky enough to find in a convenience store in southern France.  The fruit is very flavorful and structured but never hard or over-extracted, and this 2010 rendition shows notes of cassis, black current and dark plum fruit with subtly spicy backnotes.  An outstanding value.