Sativa Mendocino Carignan

Blood-ruby, undiluted tenor from rim to rim. Blackberry-cran with a smoky coat, violets, raspberry reduction, wild nettle, suede, rose petal, dried cherry, applewood, and gingerly ginger, spare cedar, finest snuff, cherry pit and damp clove spiced nose. All with a slight memory of campfire. Black plum, cedar, violet, dried, sour cherry, dark leather, peppercorn, dried cranberry and red currant, cinnamon apple, fine, grippy tannins that integrate into the whole with a pleasing sense of herbs and bitters, sage and lavender. Did not expect this complexity from carignan, and floral notes that evoke like Nebbiolo. Class. .
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What a delicious wine! And the self labeled tasting notes were spot on. Cherry, cola, sarsaparilla, cocoa, salted umeboshi plum(?) Sure. Why not? Old, dry farmed vines in Mendocino.

A juicy people pleaser on its own or look to the label for suggestions with lamb burgers, or Korean BBQ.

Super juicy and somehow dark and light at the same time. What? How? It’s delish.

What YUM

Having with a curry and it is perfect with a nice spicy note to compliment

Wine club

Floral, red fruits, spice, elegant fine tannin - surprise of the tasting, called this a Sonoma Pinot blind

Crunchy blue and red fruits w herbal undertones. Vibrant and alive on the palette. Enjoying alone but this wine begs for food.

Have again!

This was surprisingly great