Lioco "Indica" Carignan
Staff Pick

Lioco "Indica" Carignan - 2023

750 mL
Item # 19593

Lioco has expressed a pristine wine from old-vine Carignan. This is a medium-bodied wine, with bright red fruit and great freshness, perfect for everyday drinking.
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Color
Red
Vintage
2023
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-Region
Mendocino
Producer
Lioco
Grape Variety
Carignan
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Staff Pick Notes

I first tasted Indica when I visited with Lioco at their tasting room in Healdsburg. Since 2005 Lioco has been partnering with and celebrating grape growers in what they describe as "the Golden State’s last frontiers", throughout the far reaches of Sonoma County. With organic grapes sourced from three historic dry farmed Mendocino County vineyards 'Indica' is composed of Carignan and Valdiguié, a grape variety native to Southern France but historically referenced as "Napa Gamay". You can taste the winemakers touch in this glass. Crunchy fresh red fruits like currants and pomegranate. Soft but earthy pepper notes. Herbals like thyme and bay. I certainly enjoyed this wine with a chill, bringing out delicate floral notes of lavender. Lioco says: "this reminds of us Cote de Brouilly but it is unabashedly Californian."

- EC

More About This Wine

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Carignan

Grown all over Europe and the Americas, Carignan (a.k.a. Carignane, Carignano, and Cariñena) is seldom seen as a 100% varietal wine. Many appellations of Languedoc-Roussillon must include a certain percentage of Carignan, but it is rarely the dominant grape in these blends. For years, this naturally high-yielding grape suffered from overproduction, but New World winemakers have lately taken up the Carignan cause and produced some distinctive and delicious examples. Now that it is subject to...

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