2019 Domaine Lafage Carignan Côtes Catalanes Cayrol Vieilles Vignes

Community Tasting Notes (2) Avg Score: 86 points

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Ingmars's profile
  • Report Issue

  2/5/2024 - Ingmars wrote:

  Purchased on promotion from the big outlet-type store in Rīga for €6.99. The DIAM 3 cork is encouraging. Medium ruby with a thin bricking line at rim. Farmyard nose, like a Côtes-du-Rhône. Herbs on the nose too, but I'm not getting that lifted carignan character. Well, some lift appears after 30 minutes, bringing some caraway seeds and distant weedy notes, both of which fade in favour of some varietal resemblance. Medium body, with plenty of attack, even aggressive, but no sense of depth. Unexpectedly shallow, given the ''old vines'' reference on the main label. Heady, but there needs to be more fruit concentration here to balance the 14.5% alcohol. Some sweetness showing at 30 minutes. While this short, bistro-type quaffer is good plus overall, the hunt continues for a better cellar defender.

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

• Options

  • Post a Comment
  • View Jzizzle's profile
  • Report Issue

  1/30/2023 - Jzizzle wrote: 89 Points

  This did not meet my high hopes/expectations based on really enjoying a couple other wines from this producer, and often the infrequent bottle of Carignan I encounter. Not bad, but hoping for more... Some nice fruit flavours and bramble, spice, yet some aggressive tannins and acids that were not entirely harmonious. (Note that I was not paying enough attention when opened, and then did not return to day 3, so perhaps me as much as the wine; still, my sense is that age might be helpful, so ???)

  Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment

Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.