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Frey
2016 Organic, Carignane, Mendocino

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Carignane

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
87 Points
Silver Medal
Highly Recommended
$15
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Frey
2016 Organic, Carignane, Mendocino

Pair this wine with:
Beef Cheese Pasta Pork

Category: Carignane

Date Tasted:
Country: USA
Alcohol: 13.8%
Dusty violet color. Aromas and flavors of berry-studded scones, dark agave syrup, ripe plums, and pepper sauce with a tannic, vibrant, medium-full body and a seamless, captivating, medium finish with accents of dark chocolate, honey-lemon tea, and graphite with grippy, chewy, firm tannins and light oak flavor. A firm but fruity Carignane for steaks al fresco.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: berry-studded scones, dark agave syrup, ripe plums, and pepper sauce
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with accents of dark chocolate, honey-lemon tea, and graphite
Sweetness Sweetness: Fruity
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years with food
Recipes Pairing: Baked Ham, Meat Loaf, Lasagna
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A firm but fruity Carignane for steaks al fresco.
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The Producer

Frey Vineyards Ltd.

The Producer
14000 Tomki Rd
Redwood Valley, CA 95470
USA
1 707-485-5177
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Their Portfolio

85 • Chateau Frey 2018 Organic, Pinot Gris, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $18.00.
88 • Chateau Frey 2019 Organic Red, Mendocino 14% (USA) $18.00.
87 • Frey 2018 Organic, Merlot, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $15.00.
89 • Frey 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 13.9% (USA) $17.00.
90 • Frey 2018 Organic, Malbec, Mendocino 14.4% (USA) $15.00.
BR • Frey 2018 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 13.7% (USA) $14.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2018 Sun & Rain Organic, Chardonnay, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $12.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2017 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino 14.4% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2018 Organic, Pinot Grigio, Mendocino 14.3% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
88 • Frey 2018 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino 13.6% (USA) $18.00.
BR • Frey NV Agriculturist Rosé, North Coast 13.9% (USA) $12.50. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey NV Organic Rosé, California 13.9% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2016 Organic, Dolcetto, Mendocino 13.7% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
86 • Frey 2016 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.6% (USA) $15.00.
BR • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Tempranillo, Mendocino 13.8% (USA) $16.50. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2018 Organic, Charbono, Mendocino 14.1% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey NV Organic Agriculturist Blanc, California 14% (USA) $12.50. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2019 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $14.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey NV Organic White, California 13.9% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
88 • Frey 2018 Organic , Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 13.9% (USA) $17.00.
85 • Frey 2018 Organic , Malbec, Mendocino 14.4% (USA) $15.00.
88 • Frey 2018 Organic, Merlot, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $15.00.
BR • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino 14.6% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
87 • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino 14.3% (USA) $20.00.
89 • Frey 2017 Biodynamic, Zinfandel, Mendocino 13.3% (USA) $20.00.
87 • Frey 2016 Organic, Carignane, Mendocino 13.8% (USA) $15.00.
88 • Frey 2019 Organic, Syrah, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $15.00.
BR • Frey 2018 Organic, Viognier, California 14.2% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
87 • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Merlot, Mendocino 14.9% (USA) $20.00.
85 • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Zinfandel, Mendocino 15.5% (USA) $20.00.
88 • Frey 2018 Organic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino 12.5% (USA) $18.00.
85 • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino 13.3% (USA) $20.00.
86 • Frey 2018 Organic, Tannat, Redwood Valley 14.1% (USA) $18.00.
88 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic Field Blend, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $16.50.
88 • Frey 2018 Organic, Syrah, California 13.9% (USA) $18.00.
87 • Frey 2019 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, North Coast 14.3% (USA) $17.00.
BR • Frey 2019 Sun & Rain, Chardonnay, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2018 Spin, Chardonnay, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2019 Pinot Grigio, Mendocino 15% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
87 • Frey NV Agriculturist Blanc, Mendocino 14% (USA) $12.50.
87 • Frey NV Agriculturist Red Blend, California 14% (USA) $12.50.
87 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Cabernet Sauvignon, Mendocino 14% (USA) $20.00.
89 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Syrah, Mendocino 15.4% (USA) $20.00.
BR • Frey 2019 Organic, Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 14% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey NV Organic Red Blend, California 13.9% (USA) $9.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2018 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2019 Organic, Chardonnay, California 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Frey 2018 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino County 14.6% (USA) $20.00.
85 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Tempranillo, Mendocino 13.6% (USA) $20.00.
89 • Frey 2019 Organic, Zinfandel, Mendocino 14.5% (USA) $18.00.
88 • Frey 2019 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $18.00.
85 • Frey 2019 Organic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $20.00.
BR • Frey 2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County 13.3% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
87 • Frey 2019 Organic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino County 14.3% (USA) $18.00.
BR • Frey 2020 Organic, Sauvignon Blanc, Mendocino County 13.4% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
86 • Frey 2020 Biodynamic Field Blend Red, Other Red, Mendocino County 13.9% (USA) $16.00.
85 • Frey 2020 Organic, Pinot Grigio, Mendocino County 12.8% (USA) $15.00.
BR • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Chardonnay, Mendocino County 14.5% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $20.00. - Bronze Medal
88 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Petite Sirah, Mendocino County 14.8% (USA) $20.00.
92 • Frey 2019 Biodynamic, Zinfandel, Mendocino County 15% (USA) $20.00.
85 • Frey 2018 Organic, Charbono, Mendocino County 14.1% (USA) $15.00.
87 • Frey 2019 Organic, Malbec, Mendocino County 14.5% (USA) $18.00.
85 • Kwaya Cellars 2019 Organic, Sangiovese, Mendocino 13.9% (USA) $16.00.
87 • Kwaya Cellars 2019 Organic, Merlot, North Coast 14% (USA) $16.00.
BR • Pacific Redwood 2018 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino 13.6% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
89 • Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Syrah, California 14.3% (USA) $18.00.
BR • Pacific Redwood 2018 Organic, Pinot Noir, California 13.6% (USA) $18.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino 13.5% (USA) $18.00.
BR • Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic Cab, Cabernet Sauvignon, North Coast 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Chardonnay, California 14% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
BR • Pacific Redwood 2020 Organic, Chardonnay, California 13.7% (USA) $15.00. - Bronze Medal
85 • Pacific Redwood 2019 Organic, Merlot, Mendocino County 14% (USA) $15.00.
85 • Pacific Redwood 2020 Organic, Pinot Noir, Mendocino County 13.3% (USA) $18.00.
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Carignane

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
About
Carignane
Carignane is a red grape that is planted in the Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France as well as in California and Italy, where it is known as Carignano. In France it is bottled on its own or sometimes blended, as in a Rhone Valley red. In California, it is made as a varietal wine by a few producers, such as Ridge, while it is a serious red in the Sulkies district of Sardinia.

A Carignano wine can be light and fruit with ripe blackberry flavors or it can be rich and spicy with a rustic, wild edge. Pair these wines with game, grilled foods and aged cheeses.

Frey 2016 Organic, Carignane, Mendocino rating was calculated by to be 87 points out of 100 on 6/12/2020. Please note that MSRP may have changed since the date of our review.