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Carignan Gris

Carignan Gris wine guide: what this wine grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Other
Body
Light
Origin
France
Top region
Languedoc
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Carignan Gris is a wine grape variety, with its roots in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.

The wines show light body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to minerality and fresh.

It is planted most seriously in Languedoc and Roussillon.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening.

At the table it suits bean salad with cucumber, tomato and basil, linguini with prawns and chili and ceviche.

The structure.

Body
Light
Tannin
None
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
minerality
Aromas
fresh
Styles
dry white

Where it grows.

Food pairings.

01 bean salad with cucumber, tomato and basil
02 linguini with prawns and chili
03 ceviche

Bottles to look for.

  • Consolation Petit Gris Carignan, IGP Cotes Catalanes, France
  • Domaine Danjou-Banessy 'La Truffiere' Blanc, IGP Cotes Catalanes, France
  • Domaine des Accoles L'Inattendu, IGP Ardeche, France
  • Domaine Le Roc des Anges Cotes du Roussillon Imalaya Blanc, France

Carignan Gris: common questions

01.
What does Carignan Gris taste like?
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Carignan Gris tastes of minerality and fresh. The wines show light body, no tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Carignan Gris from?
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Carignan Gris originates in Languedoc-Roussillon, France.
03.
Where is Carignan Gris grown?
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The key regions for Carignan Gris are Languedoc and Roussillon.
04.
What food pairs with Carignan Gris?
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Pour it with bean salad with cucumber, tomato and basil, linguini with prawns and chili and ceviche.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of France.

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