Carignan of Spain — Profile, Food Pairings & Best Wines | Winedexer
Discover the best wines made with Carignan as a single variety or as a blend of Spain.
More informations about the variety Carignan
Intensely coloured and powerful reds with a deep colour, firm tannins and high acidity, on aromas of blackberry, blackcurrant, plum, garrigue, pepper, liquorice and balsamic notes. Old vines (>50 years, often centenary) yield exceptional cuvées. A historical pillar of Languedoc-Roussillon blends (Corbières, Minervois, Fitou, Maury) and star of Catalan Priorat under the name Cariñena. Very late-ripening variety from Aragon, also called Mazuelo in Rioja.
More informations about the wines of Spain
Spain is a land of breathtaking scenery, colourful history and a Deep and Complex culture in which wine has Long played an important role. Grapes have been grown on the Iberian Peninsula since at least 3000 BC, although it wasn't until 1000 BC that viticulture really began here - a skill brought by Phoenician traders from the eastern Mediterranean. Today, Spain is home to more vineyards than any other country in the world, and its national wine production is exceeded only by France and Italy. All of Spain's seventeen administrative regions (communidades autónomas) produce wine to some degree, including the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands.
What are the typical flavors of the Carignan grape variety?
- SpicesPresent in 10% of Carignan
- Red fruitPresent in 10% of Carignan
- Non oakPresent in 9% of Carignan
- EarthPresent in 9% of Carignan
- OakPresent in 9% of Carignan
- MicrobioPresent in 8% of Carignan
- Black fruitPresent in 8% of Carignan
- Dried fruitPresent in 8% of Carignan
- FloralPresent in 6% of Carignan
- OakyPresent in 5% of Carignan
- Black currantPresent in 5% of Carignan
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Carignan
- CherryPresent in 4% of Carignan
- EarthyPresent in 4% of Carignan
- MineralityPresent in 4% of Carignan
- TobaccoPresent in 4% of Carignan
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Carignan
- LicoricePresent in 4% of Carignan
- Black cherriesPresent in 4% of Carignan
- PlumPresent in 4% of Carignan