Wines made from Marselan grapes of Vallee du Paradis

Discover the best wines made with Marselan as a single variety or as a blend of Vallee du Paradis.

More informations about the variety Marselan

Supple, fruity reds with a deep robe and melted tannins, featuring aromas of blackcurrant, blackberry, plum, violet, soft spices and garrigue notes. Good consistency and short-to-medium ageing capacity. Made in blends and as a single variety in Languedoc-Roussillon (IGP Pays d'Oc) and exported massively to China where it has become an emblematic quality signature. Also in Brazil and Argentina. A Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache cross created in 1961 by Paul Truel in Montpellier.

More informations about the region of Pays d'Oc

Languedoc IGP in the heart of the Corbières (12 villages, 150–300 m, garrigue parcels on schists, clay-limestone, basalt and draining sandstone, hot dry Mediterranean climate, Cers wind 200 days/year): Grenache Noir, Syrah and Carignan are the signature red grapes — ripe red and black fruit, spice and garrigue notes, fine tannic structure. Muscat as an aromatic white. ~60% reds, 30% rosés, 10% whites.

What are the typical flavors of the Marselan grape variety?