• • chrisnws
  • 15 November 2012
  4 out of 5

  good stuff

  Carignan can be pretty tough and unforgiving - but this is smooth, rich and fruity.The 'vielles vignes' probably has something to do with that. It has some lovely herbal undertones that make it a very satisfying mouthful. At the offer price it is a steal. If I could give half-stars it would be four and a half.

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• • Martin F McArthur
  • 12 November 2012
  4 out of 5

  Carignan Magic

  Not found too often this grape from old vines is always worth searching out and this is an outstandingly good example. Not five stars only because i live in hope of even better of this variety on some mythical planet. Divinely different

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• • Seaford
  • 29 June 2012
  3 out of 5

  Good honest wine

  Good to drink. Smooth and good value for money. We ordered another case and will keep a look-out for other Grignon wines.

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• • ppetercorbett
  • 15 January 2012
  5 out of 5

  we loved it!

  great wine and great value - wish i'd bought more when i had the chance!

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Press Reviews

• • The Herald

  Full of juicy, black cherries (2011 Vintage)

  "There is a touch of oak-ageing (barrels not chips), but what comes bursting through is the lovely herbal, sweet and sour flavours of the grape. Carignan is a workhouse variety in this part of southern France and can taste dried-out like bracken. This one seems full of juicy, black cherries. (Tom Bruce-Gardyne, The Herald, 25th August 2012)"

• • JancisRobinson.com

  I was really very impressed (2011 Vintage)

  "I was really very impressed. The nose is very slightly baked à la Barrua, but in this case it is backed up by sweet, charming fruit with a hint of strawberries and lots of fluidity on the palate. I don't think it is worth ageing, but its warmth is clearly due to the excellent, even 2011 growing season rather than to sheer alcohol. (Jancis Robinson, www.jancisrobinson.com, 31st August 2012)"

• • The Wine Gang
  • www.thewinegang.com

  "Sweetly perfumed aromas with a palate of vibrant light fruit that would suit meaty fish or a even a platter of charcuterie. When it's down to £4.99 on offer, this is a cracking deal for a value wine with character. Score: 88/100 "

• • Matthew Jukes
  • Daily Mail

  "Bargain of the week, this old vine carignan is a brooding, dark red with all the panache and style of the great reds of the South of France."

• • Anthony Rose
  • Independent

  "Not only does this old vine carignan from southern France's Vin de Pays de l'Hérault look good, but its vivid fruitiness is succulently, cherryishly gluggy and appetising."