We'd recommend a little decanting to open up its floral and ripe prune aromas and a pleasant acidity, a far cry from the usually flat and heavy examples of wines made from Carignan. The Frisach brothers seems to have mastered working with Carignan, one of the harder grapes to work with, in the fields and in the winery. We'd recommend a little decanting to open up its floral and ripe prune aromas and a pleasant acidity, a far cry from the usually flat and heavy examples of wines made from Carignan.