Carignan Reserve

Clearly a bottle variation. Less tannic, less voluminous, and lighter with unbalanced acidity and palate reminding 'natural wines' due to VA and fruit spoilage. Still a complex and juicy thing. Just less fascinating.

Wow, a nifty Carignan with some great value. Complex bouquet: leather, forest berries, blood, brett, jam, and red flowers. Almost ideally balanced, juicy, voluminous and multilayered. The tannin is still young but so well integrated. A long aftertaste with flavours of violets and (dark) cherry.