The cellar

Top-rated Carignan

Every wine

The highest-rated Carignan bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

4.9 Rioja Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Marques de Murrieta 4.8 Languedoc Carlan Mas Jullien 4.8 Languedoc Clos de la Simonette Mas Champart 4.8 Priorat Clos Mogador Clos Mogador 4.8 Priorat Mas de la Rosa Celler Vall Llach 4.8 Priorat Mas Doix Cariñena Centenaria Celler Mas Doix 4.7 Languedoc Cuvee Romain Pauc Chateau La Voulte-Gasparets 4.6 Provence Chateau Simone Palette Rouge Chateau Simone

Good value

Carignan under €25

The best-rated Carignan bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Languedoc Angaco Mas Lou 4.5 Languedoc Côte d'Arbo Mas Champart 4.4 Languedoc Cuvee Reservee Chateau La Voulte-Gasparets 4.4 Languedoc Les Calcaires Chateau de Cazeneuve 4.4 Languedoc Madura Classic Rouge Domaine La Madura 4.4 Provence Mas de Gourgonnier Tradition Rouge Mas de Gourgonnier 4.4 Languedoc Mas Olivier Grande Réserve Mas Olivier (Les Crus Faugeres) 4.3 Languedoc Antonyme Domaine Canet Valette

At the table

What to eat with Carignan

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Carignan, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Carignan food pairing →

Region by region

Where Carignan is made

6 regions, with their best Carignan bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Carignan

Every cheese
Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr advises light, low-tannin reds for Pélardon, such as a young Saint-Chinian or a lightly extracted Faugères, and warns that a powerful or oaky red crushes it. A medium-bodied red raised mostly in concrete or old wood, with supple tannin, keeps the goat's milk in view. Supple Languedoc red, unoaked or in old wood, Languedoc: Côte d'Arbo · Faugères Tradition · Angaco
Tomme de Provence Our pick Tomme de Provence is medium in strength, with walnut and spice and a touch of acidity. A medium-bodied Provence red raised mainly in concrete, with plum, wild herbs and moderate tannin, picks up the spice without weighing on the creamy paste. Medium-bodied Provence red raised mainly in concrete, Provence: Mas de Gourgonnier Tradition Rouge
Roquefort Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr says Roquefort tolerates a red where many cow's milk cheeses turn bitter with tannin. A medium-bodied Terrasses du Larzac red raised in large or used wood, with cherry or plum fruit, garrigue and fine tannin, has the grip to stand up to the salt. Terrasses du Larzac red, Languedoc: Autour de Jonquieres · Les Etats d'Ame · Obriers de La Peira

Plan the trip

Taste Carignan where it grows

Tastings and tours in the regions above, and somewhere to stay.

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