I was real happy with the Carignan Wine which was part of my first delivery in August, the delivery of Bright Willow Coteaux De Miramont Carignan 2016 was a great surprise. The deep red wine had a fruity aroma. The taste was a bold dark and had the earthy flavor.
What was interesting to me was what I interpreted was the real earthy flavor when it hit my tongue and after I swallowed, I got a real berry type fruit taste.
The suggested food pairing was pork or chicken. I smoked some country style pork ribs. I used Cherry Wood and a basic rub. Prepped the pork by rinsing drying and rubbing the basic rub and set aside for 3 hours. Placed them in the smoker at around 240 for 2 hours. Then I moved them to the grill using indirect heat for another hour. The last 5 minutes I did was brush the with Baby Ray’s Honey Chipotle Barbecue sauce cooked just 5 minutes to get the sauce to firm up. Everything went well together will the same thing when I pull out a bottle of Carignan!