Fruity, Earthy & Chewy
Aromas of ripe red cherry, raspberry & star-anise (licorice). Rich flavors of red cherry, cranberry, cinnamon, star-anise, tobacco & umami flavors of smoked & cured meats.
A chewy rough tannin structure.
Oak-aging adds smoke, toast & baking spices.
Often from...
An important blending grape in Languedoc-Roussillon France, aka Cariñena, Samsó in Catalonia, Mazuelo (Rioja) in Spain, & Carignano in Sardinia.
Originated near Cariñena, Zaragoza Central Spain.
Best wines are produced from old-vines with small yield, fully ripened on infertile soils in hot summers.
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