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    Cinsaut

    A southern French black grape, probably from Provence, with large bunches and very large berries. On poor, dry soils with low yields it gives supple, fruity reds and especially good rosés. Of the years recorded, its French area was largest in 1979, at 51,643 ha.

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    A grape for rosé

    Cinsaut is fertile and productive. On rich soils yields are too high and quality falls; on poor soils, such as schist, it gives fruity, sometimes spicy, supple reds and particularly good rosés. Juice yield is very high. In Côtes de Provence it is valued for 'finesse et élégance', and the rosés there are blends led by Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah.

    The vine is not very vigorous and drooping, and must be pruned short. It is susceptible to trunk diseases, mites, grape moths and grey rot. In France it covered 10,915 ha in 1958, 51,643 ha in 1979 and 18,711 ha in 2018.

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