Definitions

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  • noun A grape variety from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France
  • noun The red wine made from this type of grape

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Examples

  • You may never have heard of the hermitage grape and you may not ever hear it again since the name is used only in South Africa - the grape is from France where it is called cinsault, pronounced san-so.

    Centredaily.com: Local 2010

  • (He'll have to wait until a day later, when we get to the high (wire-trained) cinsault, to declare such grapes a pleasure to harvest.)

    la recolte - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • (He'll have to wait until a day later, when we get to the high (wire-trained) cinsault, to declare such grapes a pleasure to harvest.)

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • (He'll have to wait until a day later, when we get to the high (wire-trained) cinsault, to declare such grapes a pleasure to harvest.)

    French Word-A-Day: 2009

  • (He'll have to wait until a day later, when we get to the high (wire-trained) cinsault, to declare such grapes a pleasure to harvest.)

    la recolte - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • Domaine Ott, French, a blend of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and Grenache.

    Mary Butz: Everything's Coming Up Ros��s 2008

  • Pradeaux Bandol Rosé, French, is a blend of cinsault, grenache, and mourvedre grapes.

    Mary Butz: Everything's Coming Up Ros��s 2008

  • Here's another fine grenache-based southern Rhône 70 per cent grenache, the balance syrah, mourvèdre, carignan and cinsault from Bernard Latour, a producer with vines in the Gigondas/Vacqueyras area.

    Evening Standard - Home Andrew Neather 2011

  • Next the unoaked MUSAR JEUNE RED 2009, made with young vines of cabernet sauvignon, cinsault and syrah.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • The tasting began with the MUSAR JEUNE ROSE 2009, made entirely from the cinsault grape.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

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