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Graziano Old Vine Carignane (Mendocino County)

Graziano

Mendocino County · United States

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Carignane
Country
United States
Region
Mendocino County
Appellation
Mendocino County
Body
medium
Acidity
medium
Tannin
medium
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

carnes · massas · queijos maturados

Rated vintages

  • 201391 pts

    This is a quietly intense wine with a good, deep color, nice aromatics like black plums, and tasty prune flavors. Not too full bodied and supported by taut tannins, it has an almost chewy texture and lingering finish.

  • 201289 pts

    This is a big, dry Rhône-style wine with a medium color. It offers aromas of wild berry, earth and oak, along with clove and pomegranate-juice flavors and a firm, tannic texture. It's not what you'd call a cocktail wine, but it should be versatile at mealtime with meats and past…

  • 201086 pts

    Thick in tannins and smoothly textured, Graziano's old-vine Carignane has a taste of baked plum in cinnamon and nutmeg spice.