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A youthful nose of sweet strawberry and damson. The supple and vibrant palate shows succulent black fruits and herbs....
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A perfumed, dark-fruited red with dried herbs and spices on offer. Full-bodied and round-textured with vivid acidity...
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Fun fact: The rules of Barbera d'Alba allow for up to 15% Nebbiolo to blend in! And guess what. The Ruvei Barbera...
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This wine balances high and bass-toned red and black fruit aromas and flavors, delivering a juicy yet tart sensation....
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Dazzling garnet color. Aromatics of red fruit, herbs and bramble. The palate shows blackberry, stewed raspberry, wild...
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COLOR: Garnet red color with delicate purple reflections.
NOSE: Intense, fresh nose with red fruit aromas and...
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Soft tannin and stimulating acidity rise to meet this deeply fruited, social wine. Carignan from this beloved site...
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Ambitious and satisfying, with spicy oak accenting the blackberry and plum aromas and flavors. The wood adds...
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Our Cabrerisse comes from 40-60 year-old Carignan vines, dry-famed in the stony landscape of this small Languedoc...
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Aromas of raspberries, wild strawberries, blood orange, crushed stones and hibiscus. Medium-bodied, juicy and racy...
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A wine with hints of cherry and red fruits alternating with spicy and sometimes floral hints. A Barbera of excellent...
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Color: Intense ruby red with violet reflections.
Aroma: Fruity, fresh, with young, captivating notes of red fruits,...
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Aromas of juicy plums, macerated blackberries and intense purple flower notes dusted with savory spice pour from the...
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A perfectly perfumed nose of red berries and sweet spices lift from the glass, making way for notes of black fruits...
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Intense ruby red in color. Persistent on the nose, with hints of jam, tobacco and tanned leather. Big and bold on the...
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Intense ruby red in color. Persistent on the nose, with hints of jam, tobacco and tanned leather. Big and bold on the...
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The 2021 Carignane from Jessie's Grove is fabulous. Rich, deep, and dynamic, the 2021 is done in a style that shows...
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The fine aromas of lavender, spices and vanilla in Barbera d'Asti DOCG Superiore Miolera express a great deal of...
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Our style of wine began with the discovery of a centenary organic vineyard, lost in Cauquenes, in the Tres Esquinas...
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Our style of wine began with the discovery of a centenary organic vineyard, lost in Cauquenes, in the Tres Esquinas...
Barbera Carignan Mencia
For centuries now, the beautiful red grapes of the Barbera varietal have been grown in Italy, where they are prized for their unusual high acid content and low tannins, brought about by their thin skins. The Barbera grape varietal thrives in warmer climates, and has had some success overseas in the new world, where its strongly aromatic flavors of intense hedgerow fruits make it a favorite with wineries and wine drinkers looking for a grape which offers plenty of interesting characteristics. Interestingly, the differences between young and aged wines made from this varietal are quite significant, with younger bottles holding a plethora of berry flavors, including blueberry and raspberry notes, and oak aged wines made from the Barbera grape being much loved for their ability to become extremely complex and spicy, and picking up vanilla flavors from the wood they are barreled in.
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.