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Grenache
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Grenache
is a varietal of Spanish origin, it is the main one of the
Rhone valley. Omnipresent in the south Mediterranean area.
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The
size of the bunch is average and compact with black average
berries and a rather thick skin. The juice is colorless. This
vine is very sensitive to the decay
grey but little sensitive to the oïdium. It is well known to
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The grenache gives its best results in the dry and rocky
hillsides. The obtained wine is then very alcoholic with a
generally weak sourness. Wines stemming from Grenache age
rather quickly. To obtain aging wines, it is recommended to
associate it with varietals having more bodie such as Syrah or
Mourvedre or smooth like Cinsault.
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Syrah
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Traditionally
implanted in the north of the Rhone valley, this varietal
knows a very strong development in the whole of the southern
vineyards. It is of a premature maturity. The average bunch is
compact with small egg-shaped berries bluish black and with a
tender flesh.
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Syrah
produces wines of high quality, fruity, very colored, rich in
tannin, with a flavor of violet. It contributed to the
reputation of Appellation Hermitage, Cornas or Cote-Rotie. It
is very complementary with grenache. |
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Cinsault
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This
varietal is present in most of the AOC (appellation d'origine
controlee) of south of France.
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The
bunch is big, compact with big berries with a juicy flesh
although rather firm. Blooming is late. It is sensitive to the
oïdium and to the grey decay. |
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Mourvedre
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It
is a varietal specific of the Southern of France AOC (Bandol,
Chateauneuf-du-Pape, Cotes de Provence...). It is sensitive to
the aridity but resistant to the grey decay. The compact
bunches are average and conical with small black berries and
with a thick skin.
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It
likes warm grounds, and sunny slopes. It is of late maturity.
It produces colored, wines rich in tannin which are capable of
aging. It is complementary to Grenache. |
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