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  French Wine Cinsault Grape
It is the reason for which it is always associated to other varieties: Carignan, Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah.
Cinsault produces large grains, very sweet and juicy.
Although not well known, this variety contributes to the production of excellent wines such as Saint-Georges d'Orques (Languedoc).
www.terroir-france.com /wine/cinsault.htm   (135 words)

  
  Knowledge Problem: PRESTON CINSAULT DRY CREEK VALLEY 2002
For people not familiar with Cinsault (and most aren't, because it's usually used as a blending grape), the mouthfeel is pretty much like a silky, not too smoky, Pinot Noir.
Cinsault is primarily blended with Grenache in the Tavel region of the Rhone to make a beautiful, dusty-dry rose.
The South African Pinotage grape is a cross of Cinsault and Pinot Noir.
www.knowledgeproblem.com /archives/000784.html   (284 words)

  
 Cinsault Wine Grape Variety - Cellar Notes
Cinsault is an aggressive grower and produces a large crop of large sweet berries.
The Cinsault grape makes fairly simple wines that are used for blending with other grapes such as
Cinsault is one of the parent grapes (along with
www.cellarnotes.net /cinsault_grape.html   (54 words)

  
 Cinsault - Appellation America
Despite Cinsault’s popular use as an obliging workhorse grape in the hot, dry regions of France and in other Mediterranean countries, it hasn’t caught on as a variety in California’s bulk-wine regions.
Total U.S. plantings are minimal, and are primarily by those producers fittingly described as ‘Rhone Rangers’ This variety is almost never seen as a single varietal wine, except in South Africa.
Here it is best known as one of the supporting cast for noble varieties, such as Syrah and Mourvèdre, and semi-noble varieties, such as Grenache.
wine.appellationamerica.com /grape-varietal/Cinsault.html   (223 words)

  
 Cinsault   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Cinsault is a red grape that is usually used in blends.
Cinsault is popular with growers because it is relatively easy to produce and yields are high.
Castle Vineyards is located in the southern part of the Sonoma Valley AVA and uses Cinsault in a couple of blends.
www.calwineries.com /explore/varietals/cinsault   (336 words)

  
 Traubensorten Grenache Mourvèdre Syrah Cinsault
Im Verschnitt mit Grenache und Cinsault bekommen die Weine die typische "Garrigue-Note" mit Aromen von Lavendel, Rosmarin, Thymian und schwarzem Pfeffer.
Cinsault steht in der Regel für hohe Erträge und niedrige bis mittlere Qualität, denn bei Ertragsreduzierung ergibt sie charaktervolle, verlockende Weine.
Das Languedoc erzeugt bei geringen Erträgen und langer Mazeration auf den Häuten finessereiche Weine.
www.rouges.de /rebsorten.html   (711 words)

  
 Cinsault
Cinsaut (or Cinsault) is most often used as a blending grape with other types.
France has more Cinsaut planted (50,000 hectares) than Cabernet Sauvignon and there is as much Cinsaut acreage planted in its former backdoor wine colony of Algeria.
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