Winery CairdeasCarignan
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The Carignan of the Winery Cairdeas is in the top 0 of wines of Yakima Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cairdeas's Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Brun fourca
Light, fruity reds with a light ruby robe, silky tannins and an airy palate with preserved acidity, showing discreet signature aromas of red fruits and Provençal garrigue notes. Rustic, airy profile. Almost extinct, preserved in INRAE ampelographic collections and a few heritage plots in Provence, part of the ancient grapes of heritage value being studied. Native Provençal black grape, formerly grown in Provence.
Informations about the Winery Cairdeas
The Winery Cairdeas is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 25 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Rancio
Odour and taste characteristic of certain wines that have undergone oxidative maturation, i.e. in contact with oxygen (vin jaune du Jura, dry rancio du Roussillon, maury, banyuls, rivesaltes, etc.).
