Cline Cellars Carignane Contra Costa County Ancient Vines 2005

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Region: USA » California » Contra Costa
Varietal: Carignan

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Oldsmar, FL (820 mi) USD 15.99 $15.⁹⁹
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Cline Cellars Carignane Ancient Vines 2005 and all other wine from Cline Cellars are readily available to ship at discount prices. We carry many pr... Read more

Carignan, or “kerrigan” as local old timer growers call it, is most often thought to have originated from the town of Carineña near Priorat, Spain.... Read more

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International Cellar Oldsmar, FL (820 mi)	Cline Cellars Ancient Vines Carignan Contra Costa County (2005) »	$15.⁹⁹ 750ml Bad price? USD 15.99

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Source: Fame Wine and Tobacco

03/17/2010

Cline Cellars Carignane Ancient Vines 2005 and all other wine from Cline Cellars are readily available to ship at discount prices. We carry many premium wine from across the world.

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Source: Appellation America

10/16/2008

Carignan, or “kerrigan” as local old timer growers call it, is most often thought to have originated from the town of Carineña near Priorat, Spain. Often used as a blending grape in the wines of the southern Rhone and Languedoc Roussillon, it is rarely the main attraction. On its own, it occasionally manifests itself with an unfortunate combination of high acidity and green underripe flavors. In the white sandy soil of Contra Costa County, in Oakley in particular, the old vines produce a world class, benchmark example under the expert care of the Cline family, heirs to the Jacuzzi fortune (Fred Cline's maternal grandfather was Valeriano Jacuzzi). Crystalline blue-rimmed magenta, this unctuous, feral wine has aromas of strawberry, raspberry, earth, and underbrush. On the palate the wine is full bodied, gamey, plummy, chewy, gently oaked, and somewhat rustic, with intoxicating notes of <i>animale, sauvage,</i> and sea air. Electrifying currents of lemon/lime acidity give balance and brighten up the long, clean finish. This is not a wine for the first date. Enjoy with fellow wine geeks and one exquisitely ripe wheel of triple cream cheese such as Explorateur with garlic-rubbed toast points and chopped fruity olives.

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