CINSAULT

The key to blending rosé wines

Cinsault

Also known as Cinsaut, Picardan.

Black grape variety with white juice, it is a grape variety adapted to rosé wines. Of Mediterranean origin, Cinsault is widely planted in Provence and the Maghreb. Most often associated with Grenache, Syrah and Carignan, it is intended for the production of pale rosé wines. By its suppleness and lightness, it tempers the power of the more full-bodied varieties: it enhances by balancing. These rosé wines have become very fashionable for aperitifs by the pool and summer barbecues under the parasol. Rarely vinified alone in red, it does however prodvide flexibility in the blending of many southern appellations.

WHERE IS IT FOUND?
In France and all over the world

FRANCE

Languedoc-Roussillon, Provence, Corsica, Rhone Valley

WORLDWIDE

Algeria, Morocco, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Tunisia, United States (California), Italy, Lebanon.

MAIN APPELLATIONS
By type of wines: Red and rosé

Côtes-de-Provence, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Coteaux Varois en Provence, Corbières, Minervois, Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône…

Tavel, Côtes-de-Provence, Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence, Coteaux Varois en Provence, Corbières, Minervois

SHALL WE TASTE?
In the glass

reds

Pale colour. Low-alcohol wines seductive for their fruity aromas (red fruits, citrus fruits) and floral notes. Very supple wines.

ROSéS

Pale to orange dress. Fine and pleasant nose. Fruity (raspberry, pomegranate, redcurrant, apricot, peach, orange, lychee...) and floral (rose) register that lingers in the mouth.

FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
Cinsault with your meals

reds

Delicatessen (ham cooked with herbs). The ally of barbecues (grilled white meat and beef). Red-fleshed fish. Small stuffed or grilled vegetables.

ROSéS

Cold meats (raw ham, carpaccio), tapas, raw salads, fried raw red-fleshed fish or ceviche), ratatouilles, stuffed vegetables... Perfect for barbecues.

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Prized grape variety for rosé wines

The height of Tavel is wine that is among the most famous rosé wines of France.

It is the only appellation in the Rhône Valley to produce solely rosé wine. Blended with Grenache, Mourvèdre, Carignan and sometimes white grape varieties, Cinsault is the trump card of the blends. It balances, gives nuance, often in cold maceration.

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