GRAPE VARIETIES: Mainly a subsidiary grape in Bordeaux, it is also responsible for Chinon and Bourgueil, and the less fashionable Cabernet Rose d'Anjou, in the Loire Valley. It is also planted in Eastern Europe. There are some plantings in California. It accepts wetter soil than the Cabernet Sauvignon, and gives higher yields. Unblended, the wine has a stalky, redcurrant flavour.

NOSE OF WINE: Tobacco, raspberry, grass