Vigno Old Vine Carignan, Emiliana

Country: Chile 

Varietal: Carignan Vintage: 2015

Colour: Red Style: Dry

Producer: Vina Emiliana

Description:

Vigno (pronounced veenio) is short for Vignadores de Carignan. It’s a new collaborative project to promote old vine Carignan wines from Maule, and the name Vignadores is a mutation from the Spanish term for winegrower, viñadores, with the ‘g’ from Carignan added in.

Old vine Carignan is a neglected treasure of the Chilean wine industry. It was first planted on a large scale in Maule in the early 1940s, when, in the aftermath of a catastrophic earthquake in 1939, the Ministry of Agriculture proposed encouraging the planting of Carignan to improve the region’s wines. The thinking was that the naturally high acidity and colour of Carignan would improve the local wines.

Tasting Note:

The wine is an intense ruby-red in colour with aromas of
blackberries and delicate notes of violets that predominate at
the start, followed by a light touch of blackcurrant and black
olives. The tannins are very rounded and dense, and the fruit
stands firm on the palate as delicious acidity lends the wine a
long, lingering finish

Food Matches: Lamb / Beef / Cream Cheese / Pasta