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World Famous Grapes

Carignan

Carignan

The Carignan grape is highly resistant to over-ripening. It grows well on old vines and in dry, warm soils.

Carignan wines has notes reminiscent of wild red berries and produces a very good expression of fresh fruit with good acidity and dry, lively tannins.

Carignan Flavors

Cherry, Red Berries, and Black Currant are typical Carignan flavors, with hints of Flowers, Herbs and Spices.

Red Cherry
Cherry
Cranberry
Cranberry
Raspberry
Raspberry
Black Currant
Black
Currant
Flowers
Flowers
Herbs
Herbs
Spices
Spices
Licoricer
Licorice

About Carignan

The Carignan grape is called:

  • Carignan in France
  • Cariñena in Spain
  • Carignano in Italy
  • Mazuleo in La Rioja (Spain)

Carignan is found as a blendig wine all around the world:

  • In many DOs in Spain
  • In many AOCs in France
  • In many DOCs in Italy
  • In many AVAs in the USA

Carignan Regions

In France, about 30% of Carignan is plasnted in Languedoc-Roussillon, where it normally produces wines like "Vin de Pays" or "Vin de France".

In Spain it grows mainly in Aragon and Catalonia (DO Priorat and DO Montsant).

Carignan is also planted in Argentina, Australia, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Israel, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, South Africa, Tunisia and Turkey.


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