Grape certainly of Spanish origin.
In favorable situation - dry and stony soil - the resulting wine is full-bodied, heady, of a beautiful golden brown red color. The wine from pure Grenache noir ages quickly, its color oxidizes and tends to Rancio. In order to get good long keeping wines, it must be assembled with other grape varieties.

Grenache is part of the vine appellations Châteauneuf du Pape, Côtes du Rhône, Tavel, Côtes de Provence, Languedoc, Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes, Grand Roussillon, Rasteau,...

Aromas of banana - noticed with a wine from carbonic maceration - , burned, cocoa, coffee, cassis, spice, ripe fig, hay, raspberry, ripe stone fruit (cherry, prune ...), cooked fruit, dried fruit , smoke, tar, pepper, rancio, black licorice, burnt sugar, old wood, ...