Tags: Flowering Plant, Grape.
Muscardin is a dark-skinned grape variety primarily found in the southern part of the Rhône region. It is primarily noted for being one of the thirteen grape varieties permitted in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. It is a very rare variety and in 2004 only 0.4% of the appellation’s vineyards were planted with Muscardin.The resulting red wines tends to have high acid levels low alcohol light tannic structure but can show attractive flowery aromas.