Winery Lusu CellarsCarignan
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with beef and spicy food.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Carignan of Winery Lusu Cellars in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Carignan
Pairings that work perfectly with Carignan
Original food and wine pairings with Carignan
The Carignan of Winery Lusu Cellars matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or spicy food such as recipes of shepherd's pie (potatoes, beef, carrots, bacon) or risotto milanese.
Details and technical informations about Winery Lusu Cellars's Carignan.
Discover the grape variety: Morrastel
Intensely coloured and structured reds with a deep purple hue, firm tannins and an ample palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of black fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), spices, liquorice and balsamic notes. Ageing profile. Grown in small quantities in Roussillon, producing distinctive southern cuvées. French synonym of the Spanish Graciano according to genetic analyses, autochthonous black grape from the Languedoc-Roussillon.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Carignan from Winery Lusu Cellars are 2017, 0
Informations about the Winery Lusu Cellars
The Winery Lusu Cellars is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Contra Costa County to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Contra Costa County
Historic AVA of San Francisco Bay with century-old vines on deep sands (Brentwood, Oakley): Zinfandel signature from old vines planted 100+ years ago (Evangelho, Bigelow, Mazzoni) — concentrated and earthy reds with intense black fruits, spices and firm tannins. Robust and structured patrimonial Mourvèdre (Mataro) and Carignan. Draining sands restricting yields, small berries with thick skins. Also Petite Sirah.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Seeds
A maximum of four, located in the heart of the grape berry, they contain tannins and nitrogenous matter.
