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Domaine de la Janasse Images of Janasse courtesy of Michael Davis (Charlottesville, VA, United States). Domaine de la Janasse is one of the Superstar estates of Chateauneuf-du-Pape combining the best of both traditional and modern techniques to craft a collection of riveting wines from “simple” value-priced to benchmark Châteauneufs. The estate was founded in 1976 by Aimé [...]
Carignan Wine Style: None. Flavors: Origin: Rhone in France Found: France, Spain, Italy and California It’s also known as Carinena and Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy, Carignane in California. The berries are bluish-black, round and fairly large, with fairly thick, astringent skins. They hang in large, rather compact clusters that are short-stemmed, difficult to harvest, and susceptible to grape worms. They [...]
Châteauneuf-du-Pape (Blend) Wine Style: Often big, rich, full-bodied with spicy and raspberries flavors with capability for 5 to 20 bottle aging. Flavors: Origin: Rhone Valley in France Found: California, Australia, and France The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the [...]
Cinsaut / Cinsault Wine Style: This grape is usually blended in Châteauneuf du Pape to fruit flavors and tone down Carignan’s tannins. It’s known to be low in tannins, with a perfumed nose, medium-bodied with supple texture. Flavors: Origin: Southern France Found: France, and South Africa This is a light-skinned grape variety for red wine that withstands drought very well. [...]
Grenache/Garnacha Wine Style: This is a sweet grape which is rich in alcohol, fruity, spicy, medium-bodied wine and often blended with other grapes. Flavors: Origin: France Found: Rhone in France, Spain, and Australia This is a strong grape which withstands extreme heat and warm climate well. It has a thin skin, little pigment and ripens slowly with a high level [...]
Roussanne Wine Style: Mainly serves as a blending partner. The wines are full of aroma, fruity, sometimes with some herbs and can age well. Flavors: Origin: Loire Valley and Southern Rhone in France Found: France and California This classic grape varietal is famous for the white blends of Hermitage, St. Joseph and St. Péray. Currently this grape is losing ground to [...]
Southern Rhone Blends Wine Style: Full-bodied reds which are rich warm and have spicy, raspberry flavors. Their whites are usually crisp with good fruit flavors and enjoyment. Flavors: Reds: Whites: Origin: The appellation of Chateauneuf du Pape in Southern Rhone, France Found: Australia, Southern France, and United States Red Rhone Blends: The vast majority of wines from [...]