The grape’s compatibility with regions that offer long sunny summers ensures a high build up of sugars and conversely low acidity. This and its soft tannin make it a great blending grape with firmer, more structured varieties such as Syrah and Mourvedre to form the trio blend often called GSM. Grenache is frequently grown alongside its blending partners in the esteemed regions of Chateauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhone valley and accross South Australia.
Intense perfume of apricot, honey-suckle, white flowers and honey of lavander. This wine strikes a beautiful balance between aromatic richness, crisp acidity and mineral structure.
Saint Auguste is a selection of the best cuvées of Syrah, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot. The robe is a rich dark purple with bright ruby highlights. It offers alluring aromas of ripe black cherries, nutmeg and clove. It is full and concentrated and is a wine that can be enjoyed upon release and over the following ten to fifteen years
We have visions of fall and winter meals dancing in our heads winelovers... And what better to enhance those culinary delights than a concentrated, full-bodied French red?? That brings us to today's Triennes St. Auguste. It's made in the heart of culinary Mecca, Provence, and boasts delicious dark fruits, baking and savory spice notes, as well as a wonderfully earthy, smoky side. Think meat and game, stews, roasts and braises. A daube de bouef in the oven for hours, perfuming the house. If you're feeling your Côte d'Azur, make it a civet de porcelet, or a stew of suckling pig. Braised lamb shanks with green olives and cippoline onions over wild rice and lentils is another perfect pairing for this Provencal prince. You couldn't go wrong with steak frites either. Open just one more bottle and offer it with a room temperature, mature French Camembert for your last course. Talk about your voila!