Carignan

Carignan is a late-ripening, black grape variety mainly cultivated in southern France and appearing equally frequently as a 100% varietal and blended wine. It also plays a major part in the Priorat wines of Spain, known locally as Carinena, where some of the finest Carignan dominated wines are to be found. Usually cultivated using the bush vine method, it produces dark, rich and concentrated wines when yields are controlled and quality is often particularly high when produced from old vines.