Lioco

Sativa Mendocino Carignan

9.336 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Mendocino, North Coast, California, USA
Carignan
Top Notes For
David Kline

Blood-ruby, undiluted tenor from rim to rim. Blackberry-cran with a smoky coat, violets, raspberry reduction, wild nettle, suede, rose petal, dried cherry, applewood, and gingerly ginger, spare cedar, finest snuff, cherry pit and damp clove spiced nose. All with a slight memory of campfire. Black plum, cedar, violet, dried, sour cherry, dark leather, peppercorn, dried cranberry and red currant, cinnamon apple, fine, grippy tannins that integrate into the whole with a pleasing sense of herbs and bitters, sage and lavender. Did not expect this complexity from carignan, and floral notes that evoke like Nebbiolo. Class. .
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#Lioco #Mendocino #carignan #sativa #oldvine #liococarignan #handharvested #submergedcap #wholeclustergoodness #Pinemountain #santarosa

Blood-ruby, undiluted tenor from rim to rim. Blackberry-cran with a smoky coat, violets, raspberry reduction, wild nettle, suede, rose petal, dried cherry, applewood, and gingerly ginger, spare cedar, finest snuff, cherry pit and damp clove spiced nose. All with a slight memory of campfire. Black plum, cedar, violet, dried, sour cherry, dark leather, peppercorn, dried cranberry and red currant, cinnamon apple, fine, grippy tannins that integrate into the whole with a pleasing sense of herbs and bitters, sage and lavender. Did not expect this complexity from carignan, and floral notes that evoke like Nebbiolo. Class. .
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#Lioco #Mendocino #carignan #sativa #oldvine #liococarignan #handharvested #submergedcap #wholeclustergoodness #Pinemountain #santarosa

Feb 12th, 2020
Austin Hohnke

What a delicious wine! And the self labeled tasting notes were spot on. Cherry, cola, sarsaparilla, cocoa, salted umeboshi plum(?) Sure. Why not? Old, dry farmed vines in Mendocino.

A juicy people pleaser on its own or look to the label for suggestions with lamb burgers, or Korean BBQ.

What a delicious wine! And the self labeled tasting notes were spot on. Cherry, cola, sarsaparilla, cocoa, salted umeboshi plum(?) Sure. Why not? Old, dry farmed vines in Mendocino.

A juicy people pleaser on its own or look to the label for suggestions with lamb burgers, or Korean BBQ.

1 person found it helpfulFeb 18th, 2020
Susan Naci

Super juicy and somehow dark and light at the same time. What? How? It’s delish.

Super juicy and somehow dark and light at the same time. What? How? It’s delish.

Apr 23rd, 2020
Nicole Schleif

What YUM

What YUM

Nov 28th, 2019
Banks Holcombe

Having with a curry and it is perfect with a nice spicy note to compliment

Having with a curry and it is perfect with a nice spicy note to compliment

Nov 20th, 2019
Lauren F

Wine club

Wine club

Nov 3rd, 2019
Brendan Baker

Floral, red fruits, spice, elegant fine tannin - surprise of the tasting, called this a Sonoma Pinot blind

Floral, red fruits, spice, elegant fine tannin - surprise of the tasting, called this a Sonoma Pinot blind

Aug 11th, 2019
Grant Simpson

Crunchy blue and red fruits w herbal undertones. Vibrant and alive on the palette. Enjoying alone but this wine begs for food.

Crunchy blue and red fruits w herbal undertones. Vibrant and alive on the palette. Enjoying alone but this wine begs for food.

Jul 4th, 2019
Michael Jones

Have again!

Have again!

May 28th, 2019
Kate Comée

This was surprisingly great

This was surprisingly great

Feb 25th, 2019