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How to tell them apart in a blind tasting
The clearest separator between Bobal and Carignan is acidity: Bobal is Medium(+) while Carignan is High. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
Step 02
Compare structure side by side, then resolve the close-call with the right separator.
Bobal leans deep color, firm tannin, and dark-fruit profile without heavy oak sweetness; Carignan leans high acidity with rustic tannin and herbal dark-fruit notes.
Train this pair →The clearest separator between Bobal and Carignan is acidity: Bobal is Medium(+) while Carignan is High. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
On the WSET ladder, Bobal is Medium(+) and Carignan is High for acidity.
Bobal and Carignan are both red grape varieties.