red grape · rare
Grão Negro
Hérault, Languedoc, France
Say it
grawnneh·groo
ã in Grão is a nasalized vowel; approximate as 'grawn' for American speakers
On the palate
Body
light medium
Acidity
medium minus
Tannin
medium minus
Aromatics
medium
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How you spot it blind: teinturier blending grape with peppery spice and velvety texture
The story
First written down · 1855, Mauguio, Hérault, France
Created in 1855 by Henri Bouschet at Domaine de la Calmette crossing Petit Bouschet with Morrastel (Graciano); DNA analysis later corrected Bouschet's own written parentage, which named Aramon noir as the second parent.
Family tree: Graciano × Bouschet Petit
Where it lives
Galicia, Spain · Alentejo, Portugal · Tuscany, Italy
Shows up as
still red
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