Winery GrosgrainFrench Creek Vineyard Grenache
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The French Creek Vineyard Grenache of the Winery Grosgrain is in the top 0 of wines of Yakima Valley.
Details and technical informations about Winery Grosgrain's French Creek Vineyard Grenache.
Discover the grape variety: Etraire de la Dui
Light, fruity reds with a clear colour, a pale ruby robe, supple tannins and a light palate with preserved acidity, featuring signature aromas of red fruits (cherry, raspberry) and fresh alpine spices. Listed in the official French variety catalogue, it survives in a few heritage plots in the Isère and contributes to confidential Dauphinois cuvées. French autochthonous black variety from Isère, in the Dauphiné, preserved for its heritage value.
Informations about the Winery Grosgrain
The Winery Grosgrain is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 15 wines for sale in the of Yakima Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Yakima Valley
Washington's oldest AVA (1983): signature Chardonnay and Riesling as white kings (lively and taut, citrus, apple, white peach and a mineral touch, acidity preserved by cold nights). Supple Merlot (plum, blackberry), structured Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, cedar) and fleshy Syrah (blackberry, pepper, smoked meat) in concentrated reds. Southern Columbia Valley, basalt under loess, day-night contrast (80/50°F) — about 1/3 of the state's plantings.
The wine region of Washington
2nd US producer by volume, on the arid, sunny Columbia Valley. Star Cabernet Sauvignon (~60% of reds): powerful and structured with signature notes of blackcurrant, blackberry, cedar, dry herbs and graphite, firm tannins. Fleshy, peppery Syrah (black fruits, smoked meat). Round, fruity Merlot, historic mineral Riesling (dry and off-dry), precise Chardonnay and ample Sémillon.
The word of the wine: Dryer
Term that characterizes a hard and tannic wine.
