Grenache
Grenache
Domaines Ott 2022 By.Ott Côtes de Provence Rosé
French Rosé
Ripe strawberry, soft citrus and spring-rain minerality define the dry rosé. Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the blend. The grapes come from estate vineyards and partner growers in the Côtes de Provence appellation, then are vinified and blended by the winemaking team. A bright appearance accompanies yellow fruit, a subtle exotic note, supple texture and a delicately tangy finish.
Domaine du Tix 2017 Cuvée Bramefan Ventoux
French Red
Ruby-purple colour with violet reflections accompanies fine wood, toast, prune, fig and macerated cherry. The bouquet is complex and deep, while the attack is highly spicy. Dusty blueberry, violet and graphite are also present. Full-bodied, the wine has firm, powdery tannins and black and blue fruit. Syrah makes up ninety-two percent of the blend, with eight percent Grenache.
Maison Tardieu-Laurent 2022 Gigondas Vieilles Vignes
French Red
Grenache forms ninety percent of the blend, with five percent Mourvèdre and five percent Syrah. Three quarters of the fruit is not destemmed. Maturation includes ten months in one- and two-vintage Allier and Tronçais barrels, plus twelve months in foudre. Bottling occurs without fining or filtration. Black raspberry, sandalwood, ground pepper, dried herbs, dark cherry and cassis are present with fine, firm tannins and a long, spicy finish.
Ochota Barrels 2018 Texture Like Sun
Australian Red
Forest fruit, spice and liquorice are present. The profile is supple, with fine tannins and a fruity finish. The blend includes Pinot Noir, Grenache, Gamay, Mourvèdre, Pinot Meunier, Gewürztraminer, Fragola, Riesling and Chardonnay. Fruit from certified-organic vines grows on clay over limestone. The grapes are destemmed and undergo a five-day cold soak. Some varieties are co-fermented, while others ferment separately. After basket pressing, the wine rests in stainless steel before blending and bottling. It is vegan.
Thibaud Capellaro 2021 Ombre & Lumière
French Red
Grenache, Syrah and Viognier are vinified separately, using a mix of carbonic fermentation, skin contact and direct pressing. The wine spends nine months in barrels and older demi-muids, with no fining, filtration or added sulphur. Fruit comes from vineyards on granite and clay-limestone soils in the Rhône and Ardèche. The vineyards are farmed organically and biodynamically without certification, and alcohol is thirteen percent by volume.
Dormilona 2022 Yokel Grenache Rosé Margaret River
Australian Rosé
Strawberry, peach, herbs and red plum define the profile. Dry-grown Grenache is hand-harvested and left on its skins for one day. The fruit is basket-pressed to amphora and oak, then the wine rests in a ceramic egg. Ripe pear and apple accompany savoury-edged fruit and sapid acidity. The rosé comes from Margaret River and contains eleven and a half percent alcohol.
Domaine de La Bégude 2022 IGP Méditerranée Rouge
French Red
Purple colour with violet reflections accompanies black cherry, spice and mint. The palate is harmonious and fruity, with coated tannins and a long, spicy, generous finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache, thirty percent Syrah and ten percent Mourvèdre. Grapes are fully destemmed, fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, and maceration is long. Maturation takes place in stainless steel, and the vineyards are certified Organic under EU standards.
Vinos Ambiz 2020 Rosado
Spanish Sparkling
Strawberry, cream and walnut appear in an aromatic, creamy profile with an oxidative edge. This dry rosé is made from Grenache grown on limestone soils in the Sierra de Gredos. Grapes were basket-pressed into steel with little to no skin contact, and the wine spent six months on lees. The vines are eighty years old, and alcohol is thirteen percent.
Mendall 2024 La Torre Grenache
Spanish Red
This red release is made from Grenache and comes from Terra Alta in Catalonia. The vines are farmed following biodynamic principles, and no sulphur dioxide is added. The wine is made in a small town-centre cellar, where limited space means that most releases are bottled young. Each vintage is treated individually as an expression of grape and place.
Domaine la Barroche 2021 Liberty Vin de France
French Red
Juicy black raspberry, violets, peppery herbs and minerality appear in a concentrated, structured profile. The blend is 52% Grenache, 18% Cinsault, 13% Mourvèdre, 12% Syrah and 5% Carignan. The vines average sixty-five years old and grow at 125 metres on sand, blue and red clay and river stones. Vinification takes place in underground concrete vats, with more than four weeks on skins. Ageing lasts twenty months in old oak casks and 600-litre barrels.
Louis Bernard Domaine La Crau des Papes 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Intense colour with violet hues accompanies stewed red fruit, spice and balsamic notes. The palate is expressive, round and generous, with silky tannins, a supple attack and a long spicy finish. The blend is sixty percent Grenache and forty percent Syrah. Destemmed grapes ferment with natural yeast in stainless steel, with fifteen to twenty days of maceration and eight to ten months in vats.
Famille Perrin 2021 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Les Sinards
French Red
The profile includes red and blue berries, wild dry herbs and a meaty note. Red and black fruit, spice and a long finish are also present. Fruit from vines under twenty years old at Beaucastel and two neighbouring vineyards ferments in wooden and stainless-steel vats. The wines are tasted to determine the final blend, then matured in foudres for two years.
Domaine du Vieux Lazaret 2023 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Cherry and anise appear with red berries and sweet spice. Rooibos tea and sandalwood smoke are also present. The palate is textured, generous and dense, with polished tannins and a full body. The blend consists of sixty percent Grenache, twenty-five percent Syrah, ten percent Mourvèdre and five percent Cinsault. The wine is dry, red and fifteen percent alcohol.
Château des Sarrins 2016 Côtes de Provence Rouge
French Red
The colour is dark purple. Black fruit, undergrowth, leather and thyme spice are present. The palate is ample and dense, with silky tannins. Syrah and Grenache make up two thirds of the blend. Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon and old-vine Carignan account for the remaining third. The wine is matured in barrel. The profile is structured and aromatic.
Gérard Bertrand Château L’Hospitalet 2022 Grand Vin Rouge La Clape
French Red
The colour is bright ruby. Spice and ripe strawberry aromas are present. The tannins are silky and fine, and the fruit character is fresh. Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre form the blend. The grapes are hand harvested, sorted and destemmed. Each variety ferments separately in temperature-controlled tanks with twenty to twenty-five days of maceration, followed by twelve to sixteen months in new 225-litre barrels.
Donkiesbaai 2019 Suiderkruis Piekenierskloof Red
South African Red
Cinsault accounts for forty-nine percent of the blend, Grenache Noir forty-two percent and Syrah nine percent. The varieties mature separately for twelve months in seasoned 500-litre French oak barrels. Cranberry, watermelon, blueberry and cinnamon are present, with delicate tannins, earth and new leather. The finish carries cranberry and redcurrant. Alcohol is 12.96 percent, and the wine comes from Piekenierskloof.
Vincent Ruiz 2022 Prima Materia Grenache
French Red
Ripe redcurrant, tangerine, dried herbs, earth, citrus, red fruit and a touch of bitterness form the profile. The wine has good concentration. Grenache comes from Ardèche and carries twelve percent alcohol. Hand-harvested fruit undergoes whole-bunch fermentation and about fourteen days of maceration in stainless steel with indigenous yeast, followed by eight months in the same vessel. It is unfined and unfiltered.
Domaine de la Jaufrette 2014 Vacqueyras Rouge
French Red
Mushroom, leather and light smoke are present. The red blend comprises sixty-five percent Grenache, fourteen percent Syrah, eleven percent Mourvèdre, four percent Counoise, four percent Cinsault and two percent Terret. Fruit is hand harvested, not crushed or destemmed, and the varieties are vinified together with long vatting. Maturation takes place in foudres and new wood for six to twelve months.
Ridge 2017 Three Valleys Sonoma County Red
American Red
Deep garnet colour accompanies fresh raspberry, cherry, barrel spice, clay minerals and mint. Sweet red-berry fruit, lively acidity, supple tannins and a medium body accompany a long finish. The blend is seventy-three percent Zinfandel, fifteen percent Petite Sirah, ten percent Carignane and two percent Grenache. Native primary and malolactic fermentations precede eleven months in American oak, including five percent new barrels.
Viña Arboleda 2018 Brisa
Chilean Red
Raspberry, blackcurrant leaf, savoury black fruit, rosemary and dried herbs appear with bright acidity. The finish is soft and somewhat dry, with pepper and balsamic notes. The blend is 36% Syrah, 24% Grenache, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Cabernet Franc and 8% Mourvèdre. Maturation lasts twenty-two months in French oak barrels; 38% are new, and 15% of the wine matures in foudres.
Domaine des Escaravailles 2022 Argilla ad Argillam Rasteau
French Red
Purple-red colour accompanies wild blackberry, star anise, rosemary, graphite, mineral notes and salinity. The palate is ample and includes wild fruit. Grenache and Syrah come from the Sambiches site at 340 metres, on red clay and limestone. Grapes are hand harvested and fully destemmed, then fermented separately in concrete. Maturation lasts nine months in amphorae. Serve at 16°C.
Domaine Juliette Avril 2024 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Black raspberry, cassis, violet and blood-orange notes are present in a perfumed, lifted profile. The palate is medium-bodied, with ripe fruit and integrated tannins. The blend is 65 percent Grenache, 25 percent Syrah and 10 percent Mourvèdre. Maturation lasts six months, with 20 percent in foudre and the balance in concrete. Production is approximately 3,300 cases.
Ogier 2020 Héritages Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Grenache accounts for seventy-five percent of the blend, with Mourvèdre at fifteen percent and Syrah at ten percent. Deep ruby colour has purple highlights. Cherry, raspberry and blackcurrant appear with black pepper, eucalyptus and leather. The wine is full on the palate, with pure fruit, tannins and a long sense of freshness. Stewed black fruit, mocha and a light animal note are also present.
Domaine des Pasquiers 2022 Gigondas
French Red
Equal parts Grenache and Syrah are vinified and aged for nine months in concrete tanks. Red and dark fruit appear with clove and wet tobacco. Dark cherry, garrigue, mulberry and spice accompany graphite, earth, mineral and meaty notes. The wine is medium- to full-bodied, with depth, velvety tannins and a long finish. The vineyards are certified organic.
Gérard Bertrand Château La Sauvageonne 2011 Grand Vin Rouge Terrasses du Larzac
French Red
Grenache is joined by Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan. Grapes are harvested by hand and sorted. Maceration lasts twenty to twenty-five days in temperature-controlled vats, while maturation lasts twelve to sixteen months in two-hundred-and-twenty-five-litre French oak. Deep ruby colour with brick-red highlights accompanies wild thyme, rosemary, ripe black fruit, jam, gingerbread and mineral notes. The palate is lively and balanced. Spice and tannins are present, and the finish is long.
Las Moradas de San Martín 2019 Senda Garnacha 1.5 L
Spanish Red
Old bush vines grow on granitic, sandy-loam soils. The grapes are harvested by hand and sorted on a table. Fermentation uses indigenous yeasts, and maturation lasts ten months in five-hundred-litre French oak. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration. Cherry colour accompanies floral notes, plum, scrubland and mineral character. The profile is fresh, lively and aromatic, with a long finish.
Clos Marie 2013 Les Métairies du Clos Vieilles Vignes Pic Saint-Loup
French Red
Black raspberry appears with violets, wild herbs, crushed flowers, leather, pepper, garrigue and spice. Red fruit, freshness and a structured tannic profile are also present. Grenache, Carignan and Syrah grow on clay-limestone soils. The grapes are harvested by hand and partly destemmed before a long maceration. The vineyard is farmed organically, and the wine contains fourteen percent alcohol.
Baron de Montfaucon 2020 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Old Grenache accounts for ninety-two percent of this parcel wine from the southern slopes of the La Crau plateau, where rolled stones cover the ground. Blackberry and stewed blueberry sit with sweet oak spice. Ripe fruit has a rounded texture, fine tannins and a long finish with liquorice. Maturation in barrel lasts eighteen months, and production totalled 8,500 bottles.
Château Cabrières 2017 Châteauneuf-du-Pape
French Red
Dark cherry, fig and dried cranberry appear with light leather and spice. The wine is full bodied and tannic, with 15.5 percent alcohol. Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Cinsault form the blend. Red plum and kirsch are also present, along with freshness and a spicy finish. Part of the wine was aged in barrels for twelve months. The vineyards belong to Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône Valley.
E. Guigal 2019 Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge
French Red
Dark, dense red colour appears with spice, small red fruits and jam. The palate is powerful and complex, with round tannins, ripe plum and cherry-stone notes. The blend contains seventy percent old-vine Grenache, fifteen percent Mourvèdre, ten percent Syrah and five percent other varieties. Vines average about fifty years, growing in stony Rhône alluvium and red clay.