One of the world's most widely planted grapes, Grenache is a quintessentially Mediterranean red variety which does best as a low yielding bush vine. It produces powerful, warming, raspberryish reds whose greatest expression, from old, low-yielding vines, is to be found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Château Rayas) in France and in Australia's Barossa Valley and McLaren Vale.

 It also makes good

tinta, where it’s widely planted, particularly in Rioja and Priorat, it fleshes

out the tempranillo. It’s grown in California and in Italy too.

What does it taste like?

  • white pepper and raspberry
  • thyme and rosemary scents

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