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French Grape variety

Red wine variety

Cabernet Francis grown mainly in the Bordeauxregion. In

Pomerol and Saint-Emilion it is known as "Bouchet". Thisgrape-variety is also present in the adiran vines as"Bouchy". !urther north in the #oire $alleyand particularlyin Touraine and in Saumur it sometimes appears as "Breton".

%a&ernet !ranc is a grape-variety which gives small &uncheso' tiny &lack&erries. $ine growers appreciate it &ecause it isnot demanding and any soil is convenient.

Cabernet Francwine as well as %a&ernet Sauvignonwine is

o' a &right and shinny color. It &rings straw&erry and&lack&erry aromas. (owever &ecause it is less per'umed andstructured it is o'ten associated to other vine-varieties.

The only terroirs to supply pure Cabernet Francare the redwines 'rom #oire $alley ) Bourgueil %hinon and Saumur-%hampigny red only.

*romas) straw&erry &lack&erry

!rench wines) Pomerol Saint Emilion Bourgueil Saumuradiran etc

!irst o' all a typically Bordeaux vine-variety the CabernetSauvignon also grows in the #oire $alley in #anguedoc+oussillon Provence and in the South ,est.

In Bordeaux region mainly in raves and in doc wherevine growers sometime calls it "Petit %a&ernet" %a&ernetrepresents over hal' the planted grape-varieties. In wine

%a&ernet Sauvignon is traditionally associated to %a&ernet!ranc erlotand Petit $erdot.

Cabernet Sauvignonsmall &unches give a strong in tannicwine with aromas o' &lackcurrant and green pepper.There'ore the wine is harsh when young &ut develops a verydelicate &ou/uet in aging.

%ali'ornian vine growers have managed to produce very goodwines o' the Cabernet Sauvignonvariety which up to nowseemed to &e exclusively reserved to doc terroirs.

*romas) &lack currant violet

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!rench wines) doc raves argaux Bergerac etc

Carignan is widely present in the south o' !rance in#anguedoc-+oussillon and Provence.

It is used mainly to produce strong "$in de Ta&le" in large/uantity. But %arignan is also associated to varieties such asrenache ourv0dre and Syrah.

Carignanis a hot country vine-variety it does not like damp.It is why it is grown in Spain and *lgeria.

Carignan enters in the composition o' 'amous +oussillonsweet wines such as Banyuls and +ivesaltes.

*romas) &lack 'ruits &lack pepper licorice

!rench wines) %otes du +oussillon%or&i0res Saint %hinian

Cinsault 1or %insaut2 is one o' the oldest south o' !rancevariety. Even nowadays it is impossi&le to determinate itsorigins &etween Provence and #anguedoc.

The Cinsaultis a hill-side grape-variety. It is the reason 'orwhich it is always associated to other varieties) %arignan

renache ourv0dre Syrah.

Cinsault produces large grains very sweet and 3uicy.

*lthough not well known this variety contri&utes to theproduction o' excellent wines such as Saint-eorges d45r/ues1#anguedoc2.

*romas) red 'ruits

!rench wines) %oteaux du #anguedoc %otes de Provence%hateauneu' du Pape %otes du $entoux etc

Gamay is the only grape which comes in the Beau3olaiswines. In 'act it gets its name 'rom a hamlet near Puligny-ontrachet.

Gamay reaches per'ection in the granitic soil o' Beau3olaisregion. amay produces red grapes with white 3uice smoothand 'ruity. The wine can &e consumed young.

Else where Gamaygrape-variety does &adly on light soils.(owever one can 'ind admira&le examples o' acclimatisation

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specially in Touraine and in the counties o' 6apa and SanBenito where the wine is sold under the appellation "amaydu Beau3olais"172.

*romas) straw&erry cherry spice

!rench wines) Beau3olais Touraine etc

Grenache grows in the +h8ne $alley and the #anguedoc-+oussillon. It particularly appreciates sun.

The sweet grape give colored wines rich in alcohol.

In the past one liked pure Grenache wines which couldreach 9:; proo'. Today renache is associated to Syrahand

ourv0dre.

Grenacheis a grape-variety essential in the excellent sweetwines o' the #anguedoc-+oussillon such as Banyuls.

*romas) red 'ruits lavender thyme

!rench wines) %hateauneu' du Pape %otes du +hone%oteaux du #anguedoc %otes de Provence etc

Merlotis a Bordeauxregion grape-variety. erlot is the mostimportant grape in the Bordeaux region. It is classi'ied in the%a&ernetgroup.

It is a 'ragile grape sensi&le to dryness as well as cold. erlotgives a richly colored wine with &ody and so'tness.

Merlot matures /uickly. This grape has less tannins than%a&ernets. It is one o' the most productive grapes. erlot isthe per'ect variety to accompany %a&ernets.

Merlot can &e 'ound in several countries... as 'ar as in+ussia.

*romas) &lackcurrant &lack&erry

!rench wines) Pomerol Saint Emilion %ahors etc

Mourvdregrape is very well known in the +h8ne $alley. Itis one o' the older grape-variety present in !rance. 5ne canconsider it was &orn in Provence.

This grape variety resists very well to high temperatures and

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pre'ers stony soil. Mourvdreproduces a &luish 3uicy &erry.It is used to make 'ull-&odied and deep wines. This is why it isassociated to %insault and renache.

The Mourvdre variety was destroyed &y the too 'amous

Phylloxera. Thanks to the editerranean vinegrowers e''ortsit has regained its importance.

*romas) &lack 'ruits licorice

!rench wines) Bandol igondas %hateauneu' du Pape%oteaux du #anguedoc etc

Pinot Noir 1Black Pinot2 is very popular in Burgundy. It is anadmira&le red grape-variety. ,e owe it the Big Bourgogne ...

and %hampagne wines. In %hampagne it is associated to%hardonnay and Pinot eunierepending on there origin some o' them can &e aged 'orseveral years.

Chardonnay grows in most wine producing countries. Its

name is &orrowed 'rom a village o' the region o' acon1Burgundy2