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How to tell them apart in a blind tasting
The clearest separator between Carignan and Cinsault is tannin: Carignan is Medium(+) while Cinsault is Low. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
Step 02
Compare structure side by side, then resolve the close-call with the right separator.
Carignan leans high acidity with rustic tannin and herbal dark-fruit notes; Cinsault leans perfumed red-fruit profile and very gentle tannin.
Train this pair →The clearest separator between Carignan and Cinsault is tannin: Carignan is Medium(+) while Cinsault is Low. Lead with that to resolve the blind call.
On the WSET ladder, Carignan is Medium(+) and Cinsault is Low for tannin.
Carignan and Cinsault are both red grape varieties.