{"product_id":"lot-592-2022-dry-creek-valley-carignan-750ml","title":"Lot 592 | 2022 Dry Creek Valley Carignan 750ml","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eWe’ve only landed three previous Carignans in over five years – no surprise, when there’s roughly 100x more Pinot Noir planted in Sonoma by comparison. A rich, smooth drinking red mostly found in the south of France or its ancestral homeland of Spain (the most famous being from Priorat), even the specialty shops here in wine country rarely offer standalone expressions on the shelf – most of it is quietly used as a discreet powerhouse in the blending room. The finest examples often come from old vines in Dry Creek, where some of the earliest Carignan vines in California were planted by Italian immigrants in the late 1800s and are still producing today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLot 592 is a single-vineyard old-vine 100% Carignan from a boutique family winery, produced by an old school winemaker that’s been at the craft for decades. Rich, smooth, and enticingly complex, it’s a beautiful expression of the varietal and easily one of the best produced in the states. Like so many others these days, a challenging industry has ownership opening up the vault to generate cash flow, and when word reached us, the drive to taste it couldn’t happen fast enough. We’ve negotiated a killer price, and our readers are the beneficiaries – this $50 bottle is yours to the tune of ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003e$19\/bottle!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe warm 2022 vintage allowed this late-ripening varietal to achieve maximum concentration. Old, head-trained vines with deep root systems naturally limit yields, enhance balance, and handle heat far better than younger vines. After hand-picking at the perfect moment and gentle destemming and fermenting with native yeasts, our source took an approach rarely seen for Carignan: aging the wine in 100% French oak, delivering a finish of uncommon elegance and refinement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: Arial, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal;\"\u003eThe bouquet opens with vibrant raspberries layered with savory cured meat, backed by fresh-picked tobacco leaf and new, soft leather. The palate is firmly dry at entry, delivering raspberry reduction, charcuterie, leather, and tobacco. Bolstered by excellent minerality, medium-plus acidity, and grippy, medium-grained tannins, this is a Carignan with a clear capacity for evolution in bottle. A long, dry finish resonates with dried cranberries, raspberries, and baking spice, closing with umami waves of vanilla blossom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e15.7% alc\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"de Négoce","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56034622111910,"sku":"BTL.OG0592","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0338\/3299\/2908\/files\/Lot592-22DryCreekValleyCarignan.png?v=1766002313","url":"https:\/\/www.denegoce.com\/products\/lot-592-2022-dry-creek-valley-carignan-750ml","provider":"de Négoce","version":"1.0","type":"link"}