Domaine Lafage Carignan Tessellae Vieilles Vignes 2019
Just gonna say it. TESSELLAE! Put this on the list for THE BEST $15 southern France red I have EVER had! But then...THEN, good people, add on the fact that today only, we’re serving up THE promotion of the year! Move aside, Wrexham AFC, your fairytale promotion has passed (pretty awesome story though), but now...DOMAINE LAFAGE is here! Buy 12 bottles – pay ONLY TWELVE BUCKS A BOTTLE!!!
That’s HALF off – on an already SEVERELY underpriced wine! Just breathe...don’t faint – there’s simply not time! What MAGIC does that brilliant team at Domaine Lafage have? What sorcery IS THIS??? Maybe they sold their souls. Or have divine powers. Maybe they talk to advanced civilizations. I don’t know. I can only simply MARVEL at the pure fruit, the intoxicating perfume, the intensely and terrifyingly easy drinkability of this...just...DAMN!!! Decanter: 90 POINTS. Jeb Dunnuck: 90-92 POINTS. For this price? Unreal.
1953! At the end of the Korean War, Jonas Salk creates the polio vaccine, Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay become the first to conquer Everest, and Queen Elizabeth II is crowned. Oh yeah, and these vines were planted! Seven decades in and these beauties are pumping out tremendous, lush, bright, and boisterous CARIGNAN!!! Closer to Barcelona than Bordeaux, these grapes simply thrive in the warm, Mediterranean climate...making the most lip-smacking, mind-reeling, super-duper delish pure ambrosia that you simply CAN’T. STOP. DRINKING! Fresh blueberries, raspberries, strawberries… is that lilacs? Plus shiny, new, and baby-soft leather, orange peel, and wild herbs – HUZZAH! The price! It’s like something out of a fever dream for an old vine beauty like this! This is a new benchmark for carignan in my book...Hats off to DOMAINE LAFAGE! So fresh, so soft, so perfect for all-the-time drinking! Six bottles gets you free shipping at the $15 price – BUT TWELVE! Buy that case and price drops to $12 each and free ground shipping!!! The discount will apply at checkout! I don’t math in public as a rule, but I know which one I’m going for!!! Case me!
Carignan prefers warm, dry climates when the grape can express high tannins, acid and color. This makes it an excellent addition to red wine blends that have plenty of aroma and flavor, but lack body and depth of color. Carignan is only rarely made as a varietal wine, but the best examples can show characteristics of dark and black fruits, pepper, licorice, and spicy and savory accents.
Technical Details
Country: FranceRegion: Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation: Vin de Pays
Varietal: Red Blends
Alcohol: 14.50%
About The Producer
Domaine Lafage is a leading estate in the Roussillon region in France. Winemaker Jean-Marc Lafage is one of Europe’s most highly regarded winemakers and has worked as a consultant in multiple countries. The domaine produces dry wines in all three colors under the Côtes du Roussillon AOC along with sweet Maury, Rivesaltes and Muscat de Rivesaltes wines.
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