Alain Grignon Carignan 'Vieilles Vignes' 2022, Pays De L'Hérault

Product Description

Carignan can be a little rough & ready. It’s usually used to make simple table wine, but this is something quite different. Everything is focussed on quality. It’s made using grapes from at least fifty-year-old vines – some are even a hundred years old. Such age means that the yield of grapes from each vine is tiny – & the flavours are really concentrated. Part of it is aged in oak to give it some good structure, but it’s still a really juicy, fresh wine. It was made to be really easy-drinking – & it really does slip down oh-so-easily. It’s packed with brambly fruit flavours. Blackberry. Cherry. A hint of vanilla & spice. This style of Carignan is absolutely simply delicious with roast pork or a meaty chicken casserole.