2014 Amato Vino Carignano Graciano
$28.00
Carignano, a Spanish & Italian favourite, melds effortlessly with crunchy Graciano for a generous yet savoury style. Soft acid and tannin allow easy-drinking now yet the wine will give pleasure for several years yet.
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Description
Hand-picked, wild-fermented with 20% wholebunch, and aged for 10 months in mature French oak. A natural style (no adds) with minimal sulphur at bottling.
Chocolate cherry and minty aromas lead you to bright red cherry and spicy florals. Redfruits of raspberry and cherry join exotic eastern vanilla & spice.
The palate is warm and generous, smooth and creamy. Cassis and spicy anise feature, with choc cherry, raspberry and blueberry. Eastern spices – cinnamon, clove and some vanilla. Soft acid and tannin allow easy-drinking now yet the wine will give pleasure for several years yet.
Carignano, a Spanish & Italian favourite, melds effortlessly with crunchy Graciano for a generous yet savoury style. Enjoyed with or without food.
Brad –
Mike Bennie, Australian Gourmet Traveller WINE
…is a bit more serious, spending some 10 months in one French oak with around 20 per cent whole bunches in the ferment. It’s choc-berry scented, shows some lifted herbal notes and feels slick and slippery ton taste. There’s some good concentration and layered complexity.
Brad –
There’s an obvious Spanish and Italian influence here with these two varieties combining to produce a classically styled, medium bodied, food-friendly wine. A wild and exotic mix of herbs and spices with a distinctive peppermint character. The palate carries fine tannins and understated oak with a light cherry and red berry character.
Ray Jordan, The West Australian Wine Guide 2016 – 91 Points
Brad –
Silver – Margaret River Wine Show 2015