Color of berry skin Noir Notable wines Châteauneuf-du-Pape Origin Rhône wine region, France Wine color Red Wine Rank Cultivar | Species Vitis vinifera Notable regions Rhône wine region Sweetness of resulting wine Dry Scientific name Vitis vinifera 'Counoise' | |
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Similar Brun Argenté, Muscardin, Common Grape Vine, Bourboulenc, Terret noir | ||
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Counoise is a dark-skinned wine grape grown primarily in the Rhône valley region of France. Counoise is also grown in California and Washington. Counoise adds a peppery note and good acidity to a blended red wine, but does not have much depth of colour or tannin. There were 638 hectares (1,580 acres) of Counoise in France in 2000.
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- Wine review craveyon cloudwines paso robles 2013 counoise thewinestalker net
- Counoise and Aubun
- Synonyms
- References
Counoise is one of the grapes allowed into the blend of Châteauneuf-du-Pape wine. In 2004 only 0.5% of the appellation's area was planted with Counoise. Some producers who favour the variety use about 5% of it in their blends, and those account for most of the plantings. One such producer is Château de Beaucastel, which is noted for using all the 13 allowed varieties.
Counoise and Aubun
Counoise is easily confused with Aubun, because of a large similarity in the vineyards. Counoise and Aubun were also grown mixed in a field blend in some older vineyards. However, Counoise is considered to be a grape of higher quality, while Aubun has a reputation for giving simpler wines.
Synonyms
Synonyms for Counoise include Aubon, Caula, Conese, Connoges, Connoise, Couneso, Counoise noir, Counoiso, Counoueiso, Damas noir, Grosse Rogettaz, Guenoise, Moustardier, Quennoise.
Counoise is also listed as a syononym for Aubun, most likely due to confusion between the two in the vineyard.