Tressot

Red wine grapeFrance

The style profiled here is a dry, full-bodied red Tressot wine: dark, full, warm and structured. Typical alcohol is 12.5 to 14.5%. Serve it at 15 to 18 °C.

Also called Tressot Noir, and see below, Tressot noir.

Style profile

Our rating of a representative wine

Sweetness: Bone dry
Body: Full
Tannin: Medium
Acidity: Medium

Sweetness and structure vary with the producer, region and winemaking. These ratings describe the style above; check the label for the bottle in front of you.

Food pairings

Roast and braised beef
Stews and braises
Hard and aged cheese

Similar grapes

Petit Verdotdense, violet, black fruit, firm Compare with Tressot
Syrahdark fruit, pepper, smoke Compare with Tressot
Malbecplush, dark plum, cocoa Compare with Tressot

Sources

Facts: Wikipedia, Tressot (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata Q2451887 (CC0).
Variety record: Vitis International Variety Catalogue, VIVC 12640.
Style profile, pairings and serving figures are our own assessment.
Tressot N, INRAE / IFV Plantgrape.