Cline Ancient Vines Carignane 2021
Carignan is the workhorse red wine grape of southern and southwestern France. Easy to grow, well suited to hot, dry climatic conditions, and a prolific producer of fruit, Carignan is the backbone of most of the house wines available by the carafe in bistros and cafés all over the region. And, if you replanted your vineyards every 40-50 years that would be the end of the story. Basic, forgettable wines at reasonable prices as background to your thoroughly enjoyable tour through the Languedoc. But then, after they have been growing for 50-60 years the Carignan vines go through an almost overnight transformation. Yields drop substantially, and suddenly the remaining fruit takes on an intensity, depth, and richness that can be positively world class. Now you find smoke, tobacco, clove spices, and caramelized bacon in the resulting wines, and who doesn’t love wine that smells like bacon?!
Where to find this wine
Accounts that have purchased this wine in the previous twelve months are listed below, alphabetically by city. Please call ahead to confirm availability or vintage
Top Ten Liquors - Chanhassen
Chanhassen
651-341-2142
Cash Wise Liquor - Duluth
Duluth
218-722-4507
Big Discount Liquor - Eagan
Eagan
651-454-7282
Kowalski's Eagan Wine Market
Eagan
651-328-8300
On The Rocks Wine & Spirits
Hugo
651-787-9480
Kowalski's Uptown Market
Minneapolis
612-377-3448
Hennepin-lake Liquors
Minneapolis
612-825-4411
Lake Wine & Cheese
Minneapolis
612-242-0073
Greenway Liquors
Minneapolis
612-871-3727
Lowry Hill Liquors
Minneapolis
612-871-2500
South Lyndale Liquor
Minneapolis
612-827-5811
Glen Lake Wine & Spirits
Minnetonka
952-935-7375
Mgm - Minnetonka
Minnetonka
952-470-2062
Kowalski's Oak Park Heights Market
Oak Park Heights
651-439-9161
Cash Wise Liquor - Owatonna
Owatonna
507-451-8440
Top Ten Liquors - Roseville
Roseville
651-340-1846
Lunds & Byerlys - St Louis Park
Saint Louis Park
952-929-2100
Morelli's Discount Liquor
Saint Paul
651-774-5961
First Grand Liquors
Saint Paul
651-227-7039
Solo Vino
Saint Paul
651-602-9515
Hy-vee - Shakopee
Shakopee
952-403-1520
Kowalski's Shoreview Market
Shoreview
612-418-4043
Haskell's - Stillwater
Stillwater
651-439-3399
West Side Liquor - Waite Park
Waite Park
320-253-9511
Haskell's - White Bear Lake
White Bear Lake
651-426-0022
Kowalski's Woodbury Market
Woodbury
651-578-8800