La Sigla GSM en Botellas de Vino ¿Que Significa?
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Time to Try GSM The Ctes du
Rhne BlendDecember 4, 2013http://winefolly.com/review/try-gsm-cotes-du-rhone-blend/
Some of the best wines in the world are blends of several grape varieties. This is
because winemakers have more control over the taste profile of a wine when they
use wine grapes as ingredients. The practice of blending is very common even
with single varietal wines. For instance, a Cabernet Sauvignon from Napa may
have up to 25% Merlot or Petit Verdot to round out the flavor.
The GSM red blend is made from Grenache, Syrah and Mourvdre and its a
classic from the Ctes du Rhne region. Lets learn why this wine blend works and
who makes it.
The Secret to the Ctes du RhneBlend: GSM
There are some 19 different grapes used in Ctes du Rhne and Chateauneuf-du-
Pape wines. Fortunately, of the 19 varieties, there are really just 3 varieties that
define the style. These varieties are Grenache, Syrah and Mourvdre they hold
the secret to Ctes du Rhne wine.
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Grenache (a.k.a.
Garnacha)
By far the lightest of the three wines,
Grenache adds candied fruit, raspberry,
cinnamon spice and ruby-red grapefruit
flavors. Typically Grenache accounts for
the largest portion of a Southern Ctes
du Rhne wine. Although Grenache is
light in color it can add high alcohol
levels to the blend, giving GSM wines a
long tingly finish.
Syrah (a.k.a. Shiraz)
Syrah is famous as the grape of the Northern
Rhne region (for the well-known regions of
Hermitage and Cte Rotie). Syrah adds the
darker fruit flavors of blueberry, plum and
even black olive to the Ctes du Rhne blend.
Syrah can be very savory tasting, often
imparting that classic bacon fat aroma that
people note on the wines from the Rhne. The
interesting thing about blending Syrah is that
it adds a lot of up-front flavor and boldness
but not a lot of aftertaste. For the finish, we
call upon Mourvdre
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Mourvdre (a.k.a. v
Monastrell)
If you ever want to try a single-variety
Mourvdre (and you should, theyre
delicious) look for French Bandol or a
SpanishMonastrell. Mourvdre itself is a
deeply rich dark wine, similar to Syrah,
but with a more persistent finish. Thegrape is used somewhat sparingly in
Ctes du Rhne to add tannin structure
(read: bitterness) and floral aromas.
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Where can I find GSM blends?
France isnt the only place making GSM Rhne blend wines. You can find them in
California (particularly Paso Robles), South Australia and even Spain.
South Australia
Australia has recently undergone many changes with how they produce
wine. Youll find that several quality producers in Barossa Valley including
Massena, John Duval (formerly of Penfolds) and Torbreck have pulled back
a lot from the overly ripe flavor that many note as the critter wine flavor.
The GSM blends often use the name Mataro instead of Mourvdre.
Paso Robles, CA
Paso Robles got is start in Ctes du Rhne style wines with a single winery-
slash-nursery called Tablas Creek. They imported vines directly from a
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partner winery in the Chateauneuf-du-Pape area called Chateau de
Beaucastel. This little nursery has single-handedly provided some of the
highest rated vines for Syrah and Mourvdre in the United States. While
Tablas Creek wines themselves are not super opulent, the region is known
for producing very big bold wines.
Columbia Valley, Washington
Because of the extreme temperature shift of a high-dessert climate, the GSM
wines of Washington have a lot more acidity than their Southern brethren in
Paso. There are several hundred producers making great GSM blends but in
such small quantities many do not leave the state.
Priorat, Spain
In Priorat, the red blend is a little different. It still uses Garnacha as a base
but then uses Mazuelo (a.k.a. Carignan) and usually some Merlot and Syrah.
These wines will have the same candied note as a Ctes du Rhne but often
with a little more smoky complexity from the moderate tannin in the Merlot
that grows on schist-rock soils.
Recommended Drinking H o m e w o r k
These wines are all under $50, and most below $30, that really communicate
what a GSM is all about. If you click the pictures, it takes you to the specific wine
onwine.com Rhne Blend section
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