Style
DryLight elegantCrispFruityMineral
Grapes
Cabernet SauvignonMerlot
Red wines, plus dry and sweet whites
Merlot usually leads, with Cabernet Sauvignon and Cabernet Franc.
Typically fruit-forward, with plum and berry flavours and a rounded texture.
Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon, sometimes with Muscadelle or Sauvignon Gris.
Dry styles are fresh and fruity; sweeter styles are rounder, with honeyed fruit.
Graves de Vayres. 1 wine in Australia.