Grenache

Grenache Noir, the world’s second most widely planted quality red grape predominates in the South of France and in Spain as Garnacha, usually blended to add fruit and alcohol. As a single varietal wine you may come across it as Sardinia’s Canonnau. Grenache berries have thin skins and ripen late in the growing season. Acid and tannins can be variable depending on growing conditions and cropping levels but tend towards the low-medium end of the spectrum. However, old-vine Grenache grown in schist or stone, such as in Priorat and Châteauneuf-du-Pape, can produce profoundly concentrated wines capable of ageing over many decades. Produced as varietal wine, Grenache exhibits rich, spicy, berry flavours, particularly raspberry.