From 16 acres with a rough-average age of about 60 years, this "100% Hillside Grown Old Vine Carignane" from Sonoma displayed a dusky ruby tint, with strong ground hot pepper and lavender on the nose. Spicy and mildly sweet on the attack, with good underlying structure. It only truly opened up - and mellowed out - with a lot of air, displaying mixed dark berries by day two. I might have opened this too soon after it arrived from California - it's probably best to let this cellar at least one year - but hell, I couldn't resist myself.
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