Wines made from Grenache noir grapes of Collioure

Discover the best wines made with Grenache noir as a single variety or as a blend of Collioure.

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More informations about the variety Grenache noir

Grenache noir is a grape variety that originated in Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for the elaboration of wine. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Grenache noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Languedoc & Roussillon, Rhone Valley, Loire Valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

More informations about the region of Languedoc-Roussillon

Collioure is a very small appellation in the Roussillon region (also known as French Catalonia) in southeastern France, near the border with Spain on the Mediterranean coast, about 30 kilometers southwest of Perpignan. It produces Powerful Dry red and white wines from France's southernmost Vineyard. The appellation comprises four communes, including the one from which it takes its name, plus Cerbère, Port-Vendres and Banyuls. Collioure wines are the dry table wines of the region, while those bearing the name Banyuls are the Sweet wines produced in exactly the same vineyards.

What are the typical flavors of the Grenache noir grape variety?

OakyPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
MicrobioPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
BlackberryPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Red fruitPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
SpicesPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
OakPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Black fruitPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
EarthPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Black fruitsPresent in 2% of Grenache noir

PepperPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
LeatherPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
LicoricePresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Non oakPresent in 2% of Grenache noir
Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Grenache noir
BalsamicPresent in 1% of Grenache noir
CassisPresent in 1% of Grenache noir
Black currantPresent in 1% of Grenache noir
CranberryPresent in 1% of Grenache noir
RaspberryPresent in 1% of Grenache noir

News about the grape variety Grenache noir

Hitting the right note

Last year, there was much mirth on wine Twitter about a particularly excruciating tasting note. You’re right. The wine trade needs to get out more. But still… this one was a beauty. It began well enough – really quite beautiful, in fact. But before long the imaginative descriptions were getting more ornate and strained. It moved from poetic to meaningless before finishing with a reference to Burnt Norton – the first of TS Eliot’s Four Quartets – that put it firmly in Private Eye magazine’s ...

Freixenet Copestick acquires Bolney Wine Estate

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Walls and Barnes reach André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards shortlist

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