Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 CS20230906 Beautiful aromatics of roses

Beautiful aromatics of roses

A long-haul Grand Cru white that should reward a decade or more of cellar patience

or delicate seafood dishes

From the producer: KI NO TEA is a product created in collaboration with tea-grower and blender Hori-Shichimeien

He produces his mezcals in his palenque located in Santa Catarina Minas

Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 CS20230906 Beautiful aromatics of rosesA revelation: 95 year old Carignan vines from the schist slopes of Saint Chinian, bottled for only the third time from this ancient half hectare parcel. Punchily spicy yet beguiling in its purity, this deeply mineral expression flirts with elegance, offering raspberry, redcurrant, and a whisper of dried cranberry. Fermented naturally and aged in used barrelspure, uncompromising Carignan that demands discovery.