French wines generally do not indicate the grape type on the wine label, but focus on the production area. However, we can tell from the region where the wine is produced, which grape varieties it is made from. Today, we will introduce the most common red grape varieties in France and their characteristics.
Carignan: Also known as Carignan, it is widely planted in France. Languedoc-Roussillon red wines such as Corbieres, Fitou, and Minervois ), the main raw material, has rich fruit aroma, strong tannins and high acidity, making it very suitable for blending with other varieties. If not handled properly, this grape can easily produce bland, earthy wine.
Cabernet Franc: also known as Cabernet-Franc, one of the legal grape varieties for making Bordeaux red wine, with a grassy flavor, it is a similar variety of Cabernet-Sauvignon grape, Loire The river basin is used to produce attractive red wines such as Chinon and Bourgueil.
Cabernet Sauvignon: Also known as Cabernet Sauvignon, it is the main raw material of Medoc wine in the Bordeaux wine region and is commonly used to brew blends and regional table wines.
Gamay: A red wine variety widely used in the Loire, Beaujolais, Gaillac and Maconnais regions.
Grenache: A grape variety with a peppery flavor. It is used to brew Cotes du Rhone wine in the southern Rhone Valley. It is also the raw material for brewing red wine in southern France.
Malbec: In the past, it was the main mixed variety of Bordeaux red wine. Now this spiced grape is only distributed in the Loire Valley and the Cahors wine region, where it is called Cot.
Merot: The raw material for brewing Bordeaux wine. It has the aroma of toffee and black plum. It is most widely planted in the two wine regions of St. Emilion (St. Emilion) and Pomerol. Regional table wines in southern France are also increasingly used.
Pinot Noir: A grape variety with a raspberry aroma, used to make precious red wines from Burgundy, Sancerre and rose wines, Alsace red wines, and red wines from southern France. Table wine is also the raw material for champagne and Bouzy red wine.
Syrah: A grape that exudes smoky, blackberry and spice aromas. It is the raw material for red wine in the northern Rhone Valley. Currently, red wines in southern France are also gradually using this variety, such as the Minerva wine region. Thank you for paying attention to Frontier Wine. We hope that reading our articles can bring you enlightenment or gain.
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