France
Languedoc-Roussillon

Tortoise Creek Wines Carignan Vieilles Vignes IGP Pays d'Hérault, 2018

Lot

1463

Grape Variety

Carignan

Producer

LGI

Tortoise Creek is produced from 60-year-old Carignan vines in Cruzy and Argeliers, inland in the western Languedoc. It has a wild leafy, fresh undergrowth aroma combined with redcurrants and banana. It is medium bodied with a very firm natural acidity – offset by some residual sweetness. Half the blend was aged with French oak staves, conferring a distinct oak and spicy flavour with red cherries and sour cranberries on the finish.
Wine Type: Red
Carignan
750ml
Bottle size
12
Concentration: Medium Oak: Medium Oak
Alchohol Content: 12.5
12.5%
Aroma
Redcurrants, banana, fresh leafy undergrowth
Taste
Oak, spices, cranberries
Ideal With
Szechuan pork ribs with white and wild rice