2019 Carignan, Rhone Valley
Domaine des Favards
Carino Mio
Rhône · Côtes du Rhône
2019 · 14% ABV
Carignan planted in 1932 on Plan de Dieu, saved by Céline Barbaud and fermented whole-cluster. Morello cherry, black pepper, silky tannins and real power, kept in balance.
- Morello cherry
- Black pepper
- Silky tannins
- Powerful yet balanced, long finish
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Production Notes
- Country
- France
- Region
- Rhône
- Sub-region
- Côtes du Rhône
- Vintage
- 2019
- Alcohol
- 14% ABV
About the Wine
In 2010, Céline Barbaud took over her family's domaine in Violès and bought the parcel next door on Plan de Dieu. She thought it was Grenache. At the signing, it turned out to be Carignan, planted in 1932. Her father wanted to pull the old vines and replant. Céline kept them, and Carino Mio became the first wine she created at Domaine des Favards.
The parcel is farmed organically and worked entirely by hand, because the row spacing and shape of the old vines demand it. Yields are very low. Whole clusters go into tank uncrushed, and each berry ferments from the inside before the wine is pressed. What you get is dark fruit in a fresh style: rich old-vine Carignan, kept lively.