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Cabernets - Grolleau

Cabernets - Grolleau wine guide: what this rosé grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Rosé
Body
Medium
Origin
France
Top region
Loire Valley
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Cabernets - Grolleau is a rosé blend rather than a single variety, with its roots in Loire Valley, France.

The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

The tasting note runs to wild berries.

It is planted most seriously in Loire Valley.

In the vineyard it is marked by early ripening.

It blends readily with Cabernet Franc.

At the table it suits pork terrine, steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce and cured ocean trout with crème fraîche.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium-low
Acidity
High
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
wild berries
Styles
rosésparkling

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Pork terrine
02 Steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce
03 Cured ocean trout with crème fraîche

Bottles to look for.

  • Agnes & Rene Mosse La Pirie, Vin de France
  • Caves Louis de Grenelle Si Irresistible Sparkling Rose, Loire, France
  • Domaine de la Roche Moreau Rose de Loire, France
  • Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Rose de Loire 'Cuvee Le XV de la Rose', Loire, France
  • Domaine des Coteaux Blancs Rose de Loire 'Le Rose', Loire, France
  • Domaine du Landreau Rose d'Anjou, Loire, France
  • Domaine Pied Flond Rose de Loire, France
  • Domaine Vade Pet Nat Rose, Vin de France

Cabernets - Grolleau: common questions

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What does Cabernets - Grolleau taste like?
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Cabernets - Grolleau tastes of wild berries. The wines show medium body, medium-low tannin, high acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Cabernets - Grolleau from?
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Cabernets - Grolleau originates in Loire Valley, France.
03.
Where is Cabernets - Grolleau grown?
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The key regions for Cabernets - Grolleau are Loire Valley.
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What food pairs with Cabernets - Grolleau?
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Pour it with pork terrine, steamed fish with a sweet-and-sour sauce and cured ocean trout with crème fraîche.

Keep going: the A to Z grape index, or the wine regions of France.

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