Black grape varieties

This grape variety has several names, even within the Rhône Valley: it is also called Camarèse (in Gard) or Vaccarèse.

Caladoc is a black grape variety, a crossing made in 1958 between Grenache noir and Côt (Malbec).

Historic grape variety of the Rhône Valley, listed exclusively in the AOC Tavel specifications, it is a grape variety that is no longer planted today.

Carignan comes from Spain, where it is called both Mazuelo and Cariñena. It is a grape variety that is sometimes described as extreme: it can be very productive, with very high acidity, intense color and tannins.

Cinsault, also written Cinsaut, is in the top 5 of the most planted grape varieties in the Rhône Valley. Originally from the South of France, it is naturally adapted to the dry and warm soils of the region. 

Formerly known as Moustardier in the old vineyards of Gigondas and Tavel, it is nowadays very little cultivated. In the blend it gives fruity and spicy notes.

With Caladoc, Couston made its appearance late in the Rhône Valley appellations: it has been included in the AOC Côtes du Rhône specifications since 2019.

Gamay, or Gamay noir, is the unique grape variety for Beaujolais red wines. In the Rhône Valley, it flourishes in the Diois vineyard, within the AOC Châtillon-en-Diois, alongside other Burgundian grape variety: Pinot noir, Aligoté and Chardonnay.

The king of the southern Rhône Valley varieties, it alone embodies all the deliciousness and generosity of Rhône wines. The most-planted of our grape varieties, it charms as much by its warmth as by the roundness of its character. 

A grape variety included quite recently in the appellation specifications (2020 for AOC Côtes du Rhône for example), Marselan produces a complex, very colourful, very fragrant wine, rich in supple and harmonious tannins. 

Long mysterious about its origins and considered a simple auxiliary grape variety, Mourvèdre is now widely cultivated in the southern Rhône valley, on the well-exposed hillsides of the South. 

Muscardin is an auxiliary grape variety that is used in the production of several southern Rhône wines. It gives them a note of freshness as well as a floral aroma. It makes it possible to make wine very rich in aromas, moderately alcoholic, lightly colored with a note of tasty freshness.

Pinot noir doesn't need an introduction! The great black Burgundian grape variety is the source of some of the greatest wines in the world.

A rare grape variety, Piquepoul noir is appreciated for its fairly rich bouquet of flowers and fruits. It is elegant, not very tannic and fine, and is useful in blending red wines and especially rosés.

Syrah is one of the most emblematic red grape varieties of the northern part of the Côtes du Rhône. Due to its rarity, it is only used to produce certain great wines. 

Terret noir, with aromas of plum and redcurrant, is present in the blend of Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages and southern Côtes du Rhône vintages, where it is appreciated for its acidity and low alcohol levels

Vidoc is what we call VIFA: Variété d'Intérêt à Fin d'Adaptation, meaning it is authorized in certain appellations on an experimental basis, in particular to meet environmental and societal expectations.