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Wine Details
Price:
$24.00 per bottle
Description:
100% Grenache Noir – the dark one from France! The classic based for southern Rhône wines, bottled here alone in all its glory! Dark ruby color with loads of red-fruit flavors: red and black cherry, dark plums, raspberry, boysenberry. And some very interesting spices: cinnamon and a touch of cardamom come to mind. Most of our Grenache goes into our traditional Rhône blend (Mélange) but we bottled a few barrels so you can enjoy its purity.
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Varietal Definition
Grenache:
Grenache Noir is the world’s most widely planted grape used to make red wine, sometimes made into a stand-alone varietal, frequently as a Rosé, but most often as a backbone of red blends. Its strength is its ability to grow in arid and windy conditions. It’s particularly suited to warm coastal regions of California, Spain and France. Grenache-based wines tend to be high in alcohol, with attractive fruit qualities in youth and a sweet berry character.Used as a component in some Northern Rhône reds, nearly exclusively for Rhône Rosés and as the primary component in nearly all Southern Rhône red blends, Grenache is probably most notable as the base varietal for Chateauneuf du Pape, Cotes du Rhône and Gigondas. In spite of its fame coming from French wines, Spain is most likely this grape’s origin.
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