These are some of the properties and characteristics of the Grenache:

• Budbreak is early and maturity late.
• Sensitive to botrytis and downy mildew.
• Leaves are narrow and pointy, shiny and a clear green in colour
• Bunches are large and conical

Berries are black, slightly oval and they have a fairly thick skin.

If someone gives you a glass of wine and asks you what wine it is, here are characteristics that will help you identify the varietal:

Thyme, fennel, rosemary, white pepper, raspberry and spicy.