2015 The Princess and the Peasant Carignan
Community Tasting Note
DrewGoin Likes this wine:
Saturday, 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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Comment posted by Seanwsmithm3:
2/2/2018 1:04:00 AM - Yes, Its both quaffable and complex at the same time. The balance is sublime.