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Wine Details
Price:
$30.00 per bottle
Description:
This small production wine is a blend of Carignane (81%) and Zinfandel, sourced from 85-year-old vines of the Pastori Vineyard in Alexander Valley. Rich and concentrated fruit creates a deep, dark ruby red hue, with aromas of pepper, blueberry and wild strawberry. Flavors are juicy and rich – chocolate and boysenberry wrapped in a velvety, lush texture. Only 378 cases of this unusual wine were produced.
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Varietal Definition
Carignane:
Carignane is one of the world’s most prolific wine varieties. Thriving in warm climates, Carignane was until the late 1970s, the most widely-planted red variety in California. Hailing from Aragon, Spain, this grape is capable of deeply-colored, extracted and tannic wines of considerable alcohol. It is a late-budder and does not ripen until late in the season. Highly prone to mildew disease, it requires long, dry growing conditions. It is often used as a blending component with other, more anemic, hot-climate varieties, like Grenache and Cinsault, which typically lack the deep pigment and extract which Carignane brings to the blend.
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