Royal de Jarras, Sable de Camargue IGP (Languedoc, France) Grenache Gris 2023

 A very light, elegant pink with creamy yet crisp strawberry and orange flavors that is very refreshing – and has an interesting provenance.  Before the 1990s, the term “Vin Gris” was used in France almost as much as Rosé for a wines that weren’t clearly made from grapes that were either white or black (the true color of the grapes that make most red wines).  The name lingers on in the Camargue (yes, you’ve heard of the wild horses there), France’s answer to the Mississippi Delta with its own exotic Rhône Delta.  The grape source is Grenache, specifically, a sub-variety sometimes know as Grey Grenache.