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Testa Vineyard Carignan

Wild strawberry, boysenberry, white pepper, great texture, fruit. tannin. Yay carignane.
Wild strawberry, boysenberry, white pepper, great texture, fruit. tannin. Yay carignane.
Dec 23rd, 2014
A tale of two Carignanes. This one bringing more savory and spice, but in a quiet sort of way. Needed food to show its best.
A tale of two Carignanes. This one bringing more savory and spice, but in a quiet sort of way. Needed food to show its best.
Nov 26th, 2014
Wine Editor San Francisco Chronicle
1/3 carbonic, 2/3 traditional fermentation. Big flowers.
1/3 carbonic, 2/3 traditional fermentation. Big flowers.
Oct 18th, 2013
Really want to love this--made from 80 y o carignan vines in Mendocino--but the aromatics devolve into licorice really soon. Also feels like way more alcohol than 13.2 percent but maybe that's a good thing!
Really want to love this--made from 80 y o carignan vines in Mendocino--but the aromatics devolve into licorice really soon. Also feels like way more alcohol than 13.2 percent but maybe that's a good thing!
Sep 17th, 2014