About The Wine
Our Carignan is savory, rustic and unmistakenly Californian in character. Defined by the warm, clay-loam soils of Camp 4 Vineyard on the Eastern Side of the Santa Ynez Valley, the dusty aromas of dried earth and chaparral bring us back to the leather saddles and rural land of the cowboy days.
Our Carignan aged for 480 days in 25% new French oak barrels and 75% neutral French oak barrels.
The AVA
The sub-AVA of the Santa Ynez Valley, the Los Olivos District AVA is a broad alluvial terrace between the Purisima Hills above Solvang and the western flank of Happy Canyon. The terrain slopes gently, with a moderate climate marked by warm days with occasional morning fog and cool nights.
Winemaker Notes
The color is deep ruby red. Notes of dried cranberry, tobacco leaf, and baking spices. Funk and lively aromatics leaving a rich mouthfeel with lingering flavors of anise and blackberries
