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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: $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: $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...
WA
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Case only
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Red
750ml - Case of 6
Bottle: $42.47
It is our « root » wine, where it all began. Its vigorousness leads the way. Its strong character requires...
Case only
Long-term Pre-Arrival
White
750ml - Case of 12
Bottle: $60.44
The 2022 Langhe Freisa is a rich, sturdy wine that deals with the challenges of the year quite well. It marries the...
VM
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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.