Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 0426JACKSON right down to washing the

right down to washing the grapes before they're pressed

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The Reserve offers an approachable entry into the estate's range

By Elena Currado Vietti of PIedmont's Vietti winery

This is a sipping gin

Domaine Lionnet Rien Que du Carignan 2021 0426JACKSON right down to washing theA revelation: 95 year old Carignan vines from the schist slopes of Saint Chinian, bottled for only the third time from this ancient half hectare parcel. Punchily spicy yet beguiling in its purity, this deeply mineral expression flirts with elegance, offering raspberry, redcurrant, and a whisper of dried cranberry. Fermented naturally and aged in used barrelspure, uncompromising Carignan that demands discovery.