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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.90
12 bottles: $18.52
This wine reveals notes of black fruits with hints of leather and roasting. On the palate, the wine is structured...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $12.32
Red
750ml
Bottle: $29.94
12 bottles: $29.34
• 100% Carignan. • Practicing Organic. • Poor Ranch Vyd (mult-generational family owned on benchland outside...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.50
12 bottles: $30.87
Abundant with soft berry fruit aromas and flavors which are well-balanced with the tannins. There's a crisp edge to...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $16.74 $17.91
12 bottles: $16.41
A well structured Bordeaux with berry fruit and a touch of graphite on the nose. It's lovely and soft, with fresh...
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $14.17
Red
750ml
Bottle: $48.87
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $18.95
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Color: Intense red, with reds tints. Nose: Complex aromas, reds and fresh fruits, toasted bread and vanilla.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.85 $14.30
12 bottles: $12.59
Red
750ml
Bottle: $15.88
12 bottles: $15.56
A merlot-dominated Bordeaux from a microclimate very similar to that of St. Emilion, this remarkable value is ripe...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $13.43
12 bottles: $11.52
Our Cabrerisse comes from 40-60 year-old Carignan vines, dry-famed in the stony landscape of this small Languedoc...
White
750ml
Bottle: $24.94
12 bottles: $24.44
A light-bodied, fruity red, with an earthy aroma giving way to strawberry and rose flavors. Features a lining of firm...
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $31.50
12 bottles: $30.87
Deep and bright colour. Fruity bouquet, a wine both velvety and pleasant.
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Red
750ml
Bottle: $12.57
12 bottles: $11.94
Aromas of ripe black fruits; cherries and blackcurrants whilst on the palate these ripe fruits marry perfectly with...
Red
750ml
Bottle: $14.94
12 bottles: $14.64
One of the components of the Aupa Pipeño is also bottled separately as the 2022 Weon Carignan. It was produced with...
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Red
750ml - Case of 3
Bottle: $104.58
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Red
750ml - 1 Bottle
Bottle: $843.01 $896.82
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750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $54.71
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $224.89
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750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $73.08

Carignan Other Italian Reds Red Bordeaux 2022 750ml

Carignan is an ancient blue-skinned grape varietal, thought to be indigenous to the Aragon region of Spain. However, today it is most commonly associated with the fine wines of southern France, and has been grown in many countries around the world which have the warm and dry conditions it requires to thrive. Carignan is recognized as being quite a sensitive vine, highly susceptible to all kinds of rot and mildew, although producing excellent results when given the right conditions and handled correctly. Its high tannin levels and acidity make the Carignan grapes very astringent, and as such, they are often used as a blending grape to give body to other, lesser bodied varietals. Despite this, with careful treatment, Carignan can produce superb single varietal wines packed full of character and unique attributes.

There are few regions in the world with stricter regulations in regards to wine production and grape varietals than those found in Bordeaux, France. Here, in the home of the world's finest wines, the type and quality of grapes used is of utmost importance, and the legendary wineries which work on the banks of the Gironde river have mastered the careful art of juice blending to find the perfect balance for their produce. Whilst there are six 'official' Bordeaux grapes, the two key varietals for almost every fine Bordeaux wine are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, and with good reason. Whilst Cabernet Sauvignon grapes are renowned for their acidity and astringency, strong fruit and spice flavors and full body, Merlot grapes are notably rounded, soft, fleshy and lighter on tannin. The combination of these two varietals, along with a small percentage of (commonly) Petit Verdot or Cabernet Franc, is the perfect balancing act – the two grape varietals cancel out each others weaker points, and accentuate all that is good about the other.