Wines made from Marselan grapes of Samaria
Discover the best wines made with Marselan as a single variety or as a blend of Samaria.
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.
Israel's largest wine region (Shomron), coastal plain south of Haifa and Mount Carmel, Mediterranean climate, terra rossa over limestone. Cabernet Sauvignon signature red king: deep and solar with blackcurrant, blackberry, cherry, cedar, tobacco, eucalyptus and maquis herb notes, firm tannins and dense palate. Supple Merlot (plum, cocoa), peppery Cabernet Franc, dense Syrah (pepper, bacon). Ample Chardonnay (apple, butter), bright Sauvignon.