Garage Wine Co. VIGNO Dry-farmed Old Vines Carignan 2019

Category:
 
Red Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
Red Wines
Producer:
 
Garage Wine Co.
Label Name:
 
VIGNO Dry-farmed Old Vines Carignan
Vintage:
 
2019
Country:
 
Chile
Region:
 
Maule Valley (Truquilemu / Empedrado - Maule Secano).
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
13.5%
Grape(s):
 
Carignan (with small amounts of Mataró/Garnacha and occasional Syrah/Monastrell).
Acidity:
 
4
Tannins:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
16-18°C

Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker (Wine Advocate) 98; James Suckling 95; Vinous 93; Descorchados 95

Tasting Note
Spice- and mineral-accented red and blue fruit with violet, rhubarb, black raspberry, spice-cake and floral pastille notes; bracing blood-orange bitterness, lively acidity, medium body and grippy yet refined tannins with a long, incisive finish.

Food Pairing
Roasted duck, roast pork or turkey, beef brisket, charcuterie and aged cheeses; Asian: Korean BBQ (bulgogi), char siu / Cantonese roast pork, spicy Szechuan lamb, miso‑glazed aubergine or Peking duck.

Production Method
Dry‑farmed, hand‑worked old vines; native fermentations in open‑top vessels, manual punchdowns/pressing, portions whole‑cluster; aged in neutral/used oak over ~2 winters.

Vineyard Info
Garage Wine Co began in a garage (2001), working small, often pre‑phylloxera vineyards in Maule/Itata with local growers using traditional horse/hand farming; focuses on old‑vine Carignan field blends.