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Grenache, Aragonès, Cannonau, Lladoner, Alicantina, Santa Maria de Alcantara, Tinta Menuda, Alicante de Pays, Sans Pareil... and several other synonyms are given to this beautiful black grape variety, very cultivated in France and Spain: Le Grenache Noir. At the same time delicate, its performance is very variable. Perfectly develops in a warm terroir such as that of Banyuls, in the Roussillon or that of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhone. Expressive, it gives concentrated alcohol wines exceeding 14°. For history: before the 1960s, Grenache was used in Burgundy and Bordeaux to increase the alcoholic level of the wines of the region.

Grenache, Aragonès, Cannonau, Lladoner, Alicantina, Santa Maria de Alcantara, Tinta Menuda, Alicante de Pays, Sans Pareil... and several other synonyms are given to this beautiful black grape variety, very cultivated in France and Spain: Le Grenache Noir. At the same time delicate, its performance is very variable. Perfectly develops in a warm terroir such as that of Banyuls, in the Roussillon or that of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, in the Rhone. Expressive, it gives concentrated alcohol wines exceeding 14°. For history: before the 1960s, Grenache was used in Burgundy and Bordeaux to increase the alcoholic level of the wines of the region.

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Of character, the Grenache is easily recognized by the depth of its color: mordorated red. Very used for the production of natural sweet wines, due to its ageing speed, giving oxidation to wine. His fragility in time obliges him to be often married to Syrah or Mourvèdre. It is the 3rd most planted vine in France and the 7th most planted vine in the world: it is the Mediterranean grape variety. In tasting, the grenache is expressed in different ways, according to its terroir: which will define the most expressive aromas in the mouth. Then it is his method of breeding that will give way to tertiary aromas, some more expressive than others. Like black fruits: blackcurrant, ripe or roasted notes of coffee, cocoa that can go to spice aromas.

In the name Pic Saint Loup, in Languedoc, for example, Grenache has everything he needs to express himself: the great heat of summer followed by its drought as well as its winter humidity – a true Mediterranean climate. This allows the fruits to concentrate their sugar and give wines of beautiful guards. It is often assembled with Mourvèdre, Syrah and Carignan, being of course the most important grapes of marriage according to its region. Its blending allows it to keep better in time, especially in natural sweet wines, giving the tasting its most complete expression of its aromas. And tomorrow, from which region will we taste it?

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