Lot going on here: muddled darkish ruby, opaque, wafting nose of black & red fruit, with quite a bit of those southern French hallmarks: dried herbs, black olive, gravel, herbaceous, etc. clearly old vine material, but med (-) weight & very juicy acidity, fruit turned tart and green flavors popped. There is a reason carignane is usually blended with other varietals. This presents more French than Spanish. Enjoyable overall - cerebral exercise
Lot going on here: muddled darkish ruby, opaque, wafting nose of black & red fruit, with quite a bit of those southern French hallmarks: dried herbs, black olive, gravel, herbaceous, etc. clearly old vine material, but med (-) weight & very juicy acidity, fruit turned tart and green flavors popped. There is a reason carignane is usually blended with other varietals. This presents more French than Spanish. Enjoyable overall - cerebral exercise
Nov 13th, 2022
Dried black cherry, root beer, and sage.
Dried black cherry, root beer, and sage.
Feb 1st, 2017
90 yr old vines, dry farmed, fermented whole cluster. Solid of core of black cherry, but not overly ripe at all. Good tannin structure. Great representation of old vine carignane.
90 yr old vines, dry farmed, fermented whole cluster. Solid of core of black cherry, but not overly ripe at all. Good tannin structure. Great representation of old vine carignane.
Mar 10th, 2017
Mendocino, North Coast, California, USA
