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

Mar 5, 2024

By Roger Morris

 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.            

Country / Region

Languedoc, France

Appellation

Sable de Camargue IGP

Grape Variety

Grenache Gris

Color

Rosé

Vintage

2023

Score

89

Price

US $ 16.00

Producer

Royal de Jarras