Key facts
- Grape variety.name
- Cinsaut
- Grape variety.color
- Noir
- Grape variety.image
- Cinsault.jpg
- Grape variety.caption
- Cinsaut in Viala & Vermorel
- Grape variety.species
- Vitis vinifera
- Grape variety.also_called
- Cinsault, Cinq Sao, Ottavianello
- Grape variety.origin
- France
- Grape variety.regions
- Southern France, Morocco, Algeria, Lebanon
- Grape variety.notable_wines
- Chateau Musar, Ostuni Ottavianello
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- History
- Distribution and wines
- Algeria
- Australia
- Chile
- France
- Italy
- Lebanon
- Morocco and Tunisia
- South Africa
- United States
- Vine and viticulture
- Synonyms and confusion with other grapes
- References
thumb|Cinsaut growing in the Côtes du Luberon
Cinsaut or Cinsault ( , ) is a red wine grape whose heat tolerance and productivity make it important in Languedoc-Roussillon and the former French colonies of Algeria, Lebanon, and Morocco. It is often blended with grapes such as Grenache and Carignan to add softness and bouquet.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cinsaut” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.