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Top-rated Grenache

Every wine

The highest-rated Grenache bottlings we have reviewed, one per producer.

5.0 Rhone Valley Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge Chateau Rayas 5.0 Rhone Valley Domaine du Pegau Cuvee da Capo Domaine du Pegau 5.0 Rhone Valley Hommage a Jacques Perrin Chateau de Beaucastel 4.9 Languedoc La Peira La Peira en Damaisela 4.9 Ribera del Duero Mauro VS Bodegas Mauro 4.9 Rioja Vina Tondonia Gran Reserva R. Lopez de Heredia Vina Tondonia 4.8 Languedoc Carlan Mas Jullien 4.8 Languedoc Clos de la Simonette Mas Champart

Good value

Grenache under €25

The best-rated Grenache bottles we have reviewed that sell for under €25, one per producer, from every region we cover.

4.5 Languedoc Angaco Mas Lou 4.5 Languedoc Cistus Rouge Chateau La Liquiere 4.5 Languedoc Côte d'Arbo Mas Champart 4.4 Languedoc Bergerie de l'Hortus Rouge Domaine de l'Hortus 4.4 Languedoc Bonne Pioche Domaine Clavel 4.4 Languedoc Cuvee Reservee Chateau La Voulte-Gasparets 4.4 Languedoc L'Arbouse Mas Bruguiere 4.4 Languedoc Madura Classic Rouge Domaine La Madura

At the table

What to eat with Grenache

Food pairing guide

The dishes our editors pair with Grenache, grouped by kind of food, each with the bottle it comes from. Grenache food pairing →

Region by region

Where Grenache is made

8 regions, with their best Grenache bottles and the estates that make them.

Wine and cheese

Cheese with Grenache

Every cheese
Bleu du Vercors-Sassenage Our pick Châteauneuf-du-Pape reds are warm, ripe southern wines with plenty of alcohol and fruit. That ripeness reads almost sweet against the salt and blue veins of a mild, creamy Vercors-Sassenage, and the cheese's fat rounds off the wine's tannin. Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge, Rhone Valley: Hommage a Jacques Perrin · Chateau Rayas Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge · Domaine du Pegau Cuvee da Capo
Poivre d'âne Our pick Poivre d'âne is sweet and fragrant, with a fine, tight paste and a coat of dried herbs. A pale, light-bodied rosé with citrus and red fruit refreshes without covering the winter savory. Androuet lists rosé de Provence for it. Pale, light-bodied Provence rosé (Côtes de Provence or IGP Méditerranée), Provence: Domaines Ott By.Ott Cotes de Provence Rose · Chateau d'Esclans Whispering Angel · Chateau Leoube Rose de Leoube
Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr advises light, low-tannin reds for Pélardon, such as a young Saint-Chinian or a lightly extracted Faugères, and warns that a powerful or oaky red crushes it. A medium-bodied red raised mostly in concrete or old wood, with supple tannin, keeps the goat's milk in view. Supple Languedoc red, unoaked or in old wood, Languedoc: Côte d'Arbo · Faugères Tradition · Angaco
Picodon Our pick The accords-mets-vins.fr guide keeps Provence rosé for young Picodon and picks Tavel, which it calls fuller and more structured, for an aged one. An aged Picodon is drier and firmer, and a dry rosé with Tavel's weight and fresh acidity has the grip to match it. Tavel rosé, Rhone Valley: Domaine de la Mordoree La Dame Rousse Tavel · Chateau d'Aqueria Tavel
Brousse du Rove Our pick Fresh brousse is tender, creamy and mild, so a light rosé is enough. A pale, light-bodied Provence rosé made in steel, with citrus and red fruit over high acidity, refreshes it. Androuet lists rosé de Provence for this cheese. Pale, light-bodied Provence rosé (Côtes de Provence or IGP Méditerranée), Provence: Domaines Ott By.Ott Cotes de Provence Rose · Chateau d'Esclans Whispering Angel · Chateau Leoube Rose de Leoube
Roquefort Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr says Roquefort tolerates a red where many cow's milk cheeses turn bitter with tannin. A medium-bodied Terrasses du Larzac red raised in large or used wood, with cherry or plum fruit, garrigue and fine tannin, has the grip to stand up to the salt. Terrasses du Larzac red, Languedoc: Autour de Jonquieres · Terre de Jonquieres · Les Etats d'Ame

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