This is what good wine from the Trousseau grape tastes like

Trousseau is a dark-skinned grape from the French Jura that produces sound, fairly light red wines with a robust aroma of red berries, sometimes leather and often a hint of tannin. You wouldn't necessarily say so when tasting it, but Trousseau has good aging potential.

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Trousseau accounts for only 6% of plantings in the Jura. It is not an easy grape for the winegrower. In the Jura it is often blended with Pinot Noir and Poulsard. It is the most powerful of this light red trio and, as far as we're concerned, the most important dark-skinned grape of this special French wine region. Occasionally it is used to make Macvin du Jura, and much as we love that too, it does feel a bit of a shame.

A few hundred years ago, Trousseau already found its way to Spain and Portugal. How exactly that happened is unknown. In Spain you find it mainly in Galicia, under the names Merenzao or Bastardo. It is even permitted in Rioja, where it is called Maturana Tinta. In Portugal it is more common than in Spain, where it is called Bastardo. The Portuguese use it there for Port. Within Portugal you find it most often in the Dão region.

We currently have six wines made from the Trousseau grape in our range. You can view our Trousseau wines here.