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MAZUELO: Alternate name for Carignan grape in Spain. (See above).
MELON DE BOURGOGNE: Identical to the Muscadet de Bourgogne grape. (See below).
The main red berried grape of Rioja is Tempranillo, which together with Garnacha, Graciano and Mazuelo make the blend for red wines of the region.
CARIGNAN: (aka Carinena and Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy, Carignane in California). Semi-classic grape commonly used for making red wines in Southern France and Spain.
In Rioja, Tempranillo is often blended with Garnacha, Mazuelo and a few other minor grapes. When made in a traditional style, Tempranillo can be garnet-hued, with flavors of tea, brown sugar and vanilla.
CARIGNAN: Has the synonym names Cariñena (ie: Carinyena), Mazuela or Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy, Carignane (or occasionally) Kerrigan in California. Normally ripens in late season around the end of September.
In Spanish it is known as Cariñena with Mazuelo, Tinto Mazuelo, Crujillon and Samsó also being used in Spain. In California it is spelled with an extra vowel on the end as Carignane. In Catalan the grape is known as Carinyena.
Tempranillo is the main red grape of Rioja, where it typically is blended with graciano and mazuelo.
Also known as, Carignan Noir, Roussillonen, Bois Dur, Catalan, Monestel, Plant de Ledenon, Cariñena, Mazuelo, Tinto Mazuelo, Crujillon, Samso, Pinot Evara, Carignano, Uva di Spagna, Carignane.
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Tempranillo is the primary grape used, followed by Garnacha (also known as Grenache), Graciano and Mazuelo. The latter two are excellent but difficult to grow varieties.
Capable of making juicy young reds as well as serious, well-structured, fine, oak-aged reds with vanilla, tobacco spice and strawberry flavours, usually blended with Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano, but sometimes made on its own.
its aromas and flavors often combine elements of berryish fruit, herbaceousness, and an earthy-leathery minerality. Rarely bottled as a stand-alone varietal, its most frequent blendmates are grenache, (aka garnacha in Spain), carignan (aka mazuelo in ...
Most often used for blends and vin de table. In California it is used in Rhone-style blends with Cinsaut, Grenache, Mourvedre and Syrah, in imitation of Chateauneuf du Pape. Called Carinena and Mazuelo in Spain, Gragnano in Italy.
Tempranillo provides a deeply coloured, dry, long-lasting wine with low levels of acid and alcohol. The palate does not have a marked varietal character and the juice is therefore often blended with Grenache,Garnacha, Mazuelo, ...
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