CARIGNAN

Bright purples of sour plums and blueberries. Crunchy and fresh, this is a bright and smashable wine!  A touch of green strawberry, soft tannin profile with a juicy, clean palate, the lighter alcohol of 11.5 keeps it fresh and zesty! 

Carignan (100%)

11.5%

Carignan (100%) from the Northern Barossa, the ferment took about 25 days to finish and was 50% whole bunch fermented in open stainless-steel tanks with no punch downs, treated like a carbonic fermentation. Pressed to old French oak Hogsheads (300L) for 10 months, after the elevage in oak it was racked clean from lees and then bottled. A small amount of sulfur just before bottling. The block of Carignan is grown in Ebenezer in the Northern Barossa.

Style: Light to medium bodied, dry red wine.

Vineyard: Barossa Valley, SA

Best with: Cuca Anchovies on crusty bread with butter

Drink: Now or hold onto it for up to 5 years.