Underdog Grape · France

Grolleau

For a century Grolleau made cheap pink wine and took the blame for it. A handful of Loire growers are now bottling it as a fresh, chillable red, and that is the version worth chasing.

Tasting profile
Tart red cherry and watermelon over rose-petal lift, so light and bright you want it with a chill on it.
Where it grows
Loire, France
Where to buy
For specific bottles and where to buy them, read the deep dive.

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The region

Loire, France

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Read the deep diveGrolleau: The Loire's Crow-Black Grape Learns to Be a Red

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