Red grapeSommo grape guide

Cienna

Cienna wine guide: what this red grape tastes like, where it comes from, the regions that grow it, and what to eat with it.

Colour
Red
Body
Medium
Origin
Australia
Top region
Murray Valley
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Key regions
3
Pairings

Cienna is a red grape variety, and it traces back to Southern Australia, Australia.

Structurally it lands at medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.

Look for cherry, herbaceous and berry.

The regions that matter for it are Murray Valley.

In the vineyard it is marked by late ripening, not mentioned vigour and a preference for hot, dry.

At the table it suits porterhouse steak with black truffle sauce, lasagne and hamburger with hand-cut fries.

The structure.

Body
Medium
Tannin
Medium
Acidity
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Alcohol
Medium
Flavours
cherry
Aromas
herbaceousberry
Styles
dry redsparkling

Where it grows.

Blends well with.

Food pairings.

01 Porterhouse steak with black truffle sauce
02 Lasagne
03 Hamburger with hand-cut fries

Bottles to look for.

  • Brown Brothers Cienna Rosso Sparkling, Victoria, Australia
  • Brown Brothers Cienna Zero, Victoria, Australia
  • Brown Brothers Cienna, Victoria, Australia

Cienna: common questions

01.
What does Cienna taste like?
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Cienna tastes of cherry, herbaceous and berry. Structurally it lands at medium body, medium tannin, medium acidity, dry and medium alcohol.
02.
Where is Cienna from?
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Cienna originates in Southern Australia, Australia.
03.
Where is Cienna grown?
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The key regions for Cienna are Murray Valley.
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What food pairs with Cienna?
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Pour it with porterhouse steak with black truffle sauce, lasagne and hamburger with hand-cut fries.

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

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