Great nose: raw dry-aged strip steak, crushed rocks, peppercorns, oozy dark berry sap. Dense and minerally, this is soft-textured but with loads of tannic scaffolding. Long, clingy, minerally finish. Because it’s from Corbieres, the acids are a bit lower than, say, a Northern Rhône Syrah, but other than that it would be a dead ringer for a Syrah from that region. Great value. — 8 years ago
A perfect white wine. Minerality, slight lemon, dry finish. Perfect with our braised salmon dinner. — 5 months ago
Natty perfection — 5 years ago
Excellent bright vibrant fruit. Great round mouth feel, very clean fruit clarity. — 9 years ago
Summer of chilled reds has begun
Ultra light tannins. Goes down super easy.
Bought at Flatiron — 4 years ago
2018... nice work! — 5 years ago
Fun easy drinking red, juicy quality with a bit of tart to let you know it's natural. Amazing ruby red color. Very affordable. Good for a first step into the natural wine world. — 7 years ago
Leather, cedar, tart cherry. Tart fades as it opens. Quite nice; red berries — 9 years ago
Doug Powers
So, a French Languedoc old vine Carignan from 100+-year-old vines (12.5% ABV) in Corbieres, shows classic southern French garrigue, sage and rosemary I smell, complex yet much lighter on the palate, these old vine Carignan tonight are both quite fine, though I will say that if you tried these blind side-by-side, it wouldn’t be difficult to identify the Old World vs. New World versions. — 21 days ago