Dry Blanc de Noir and Rosé (<5g/l or up to 9g/l if TA <2g/l lower)

On the nose & in the mouth, there’s an abundance of vivid berry fruit – cherries, plum, blueberry, raspberry & strawberry – but then a dry, chalky grip reminiscent of freshly-squeezed pomegranate kicks in & takes it up a gear. That extra dimension of dryness so typical of Carignan adds a heft or weight to the palate, broadening & deepening it.

Its fruitiness would complement a Quiche Lorraine (or any quiche for that matter!) as well as it would a salty Caesar salad. The acidity & dry crispness mean it could take on a creamy salmon linguini pasta as well as it could an exotic Middle Eastern rice pilaf, studded with spice. But then it could also accompany a coconut panna cotta.