Winemaker Notes
Color dark purple. Aroma earthy, spicy, black current, blackberry ,hints of pomegranate, minerals, black pepper. Taste vibrant complex mix of black current, black cherry, hints of pomegranate and cranberry, as well as floral notes of rose and violets. A substantial wine with round tannin's and a velvety mouthfeel, balanced by vibrant crisp acidity. Long, sweet finish of black current and black cherry fruit and spice.
Professional Ratings
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Wine Enthusiast
This remarkable wine has intensely focused and gorgeous fruit flavors and a silky texture due to very light tannins. It’s big in terms of concentrated black cherry and blackberry flavors, but beautifully polished and ready to drink.
Responsible for some of the most stunning old vine red wine on the planet, Carignan has an amazing capacity to survive dry, arid climates and still produce lovely, mouthwatering wine. In Spain it goes by the name of Mazuelo or Cariñena and while it may have originated there in the province of Aragón, its popularity lies elsewhere, particularly in Languedoc-Roussillon. Somm Secret—Historically Carignan did not enjoy the respect that it does today. In the mid 20th century, Carignan covered nearly 140,000 ha in Algeria, where it was made into low quality bulk and blending wine to supply mass-market demand.
A large Northern California appellation centered on the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay AVA falls within the larger Central Coast AVA. The smaller appellations of Livermore Valley, Pacheco Pass, San Ysidro District and Santa Clara Valley AVAs fall within the San Francisco Bay boundaries, and all produce high-quality Central Coast wines.