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2015 The Princess and the Peasant Carignan

Carignan

  • USA
  • California
  • North Coast
  • Mendocino County

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Community Tasting Note

  • DrewGoin Likes this wine:

    January 27, 2018 - My high esteem for The Princess and The Peasant is sustained by bottlings like this.

    Night #1: PnP, the nose was initially reserved, as were the first few sips. Over twenty minutes, dark berries, tinged with bramble and sage, and a tug-of-war between the acidity and tannins promised better things in store. The bottle was re-corked and left on the counter for the evening.

    Night #2: The nose became an explosive mix of dark berries and plum. The palate yielded a fascinating combination of brambly red and black field berries, violets. The wine presented a pleasing medium-length finish. The tannins and acidity, not in any way overwhelming, instead contributed to the structure to a beautiful wine. I kept returning to the glass, picking up faint impressions of strawberries and earth, as well as a Pinot Noir-like sensibility in this old-vine Carignan.

    The Princess and The Peasant's inaugural "Poor Ranch" bottling continues to deliver a balance of fruit and savor - a well-crafted wine for the price, guaranteed to please a broad range of wine drinkers.

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  • Seanwsmithm3 commented:

    2/2/18, 1:04 AM - Yes, Its both quaffable and complex at the same time. The balance is sublime.

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