Critics Average score from professional wine critics and publications.
93
/100
Reviews
4
professional
Vintages
1
2016
Other
93/100
Carignan Blanc
NV
Community Reviews
55
Reviews
92.5
Avg Score
97
Highest
Taster #0047
· Jun 5, 2023
Drunk at Vantre in Paris. The wine smelt was intensely smokey at first, with an insistent yet suave minerality on the palate: like sucking the dry limestone of the Roussillon. Something nutty (walnutty) gradually appeared, and after an hour or so a sense of achingly-ripe pears and greengage plums. A previous taster has noted lower levels of acidity, but they remained high enough to cut through some fairly fatty cuts of pork and a livery tart. It certainly couldn’t be …
2016 vintage
Taster #8257
· Jun 27, 2022
86/100
This bottle was significantly more advanced than 6 months ago. Acidity had been absorbed, displaying an unusual lemony, aspirin flavor, tasted like alka-seltzer. Thankfully, it diminished with time in glass. Drink up.
2016 vintage
Taster #8257
· Apr 30, 2022
95/100
Medium gold. Nicely balanced, fresh and lively. Drinks like good Chablis.
2016 vintage
Taster #8257
· Jan 22, 2022
92/100
Hard to describe, but a real surprise. Palate keeps teasing it will be harsh. But it is not. Closest I can say is similar to Austrian gruner veltliner.
2016 vintage
Taster #8257
· Jan 11, 2022
97/100
Just perfect at 5-6 years. Not much on nose. But palate is light to medium bodied, smooth and fresh. Easy to drink, hard to describe. Citrus, almond?
2016 vintage