Cinsaut or Cinsault is a red wineFrance. Cinsaut is especially planted in Languedoc and Roussillon. It often blended with grapes of the Mediterranean regions to add softness and bouquet.
For people not familiar with Cinsault (and most aren't, because it's usually used as a blending grape), the mouthfeel is pretty much like a silky, not too smoky, Pinot Noir.
Cinsault is primarily blended with Grenache in the Tavel region of the Rhone to make a beautiful, dusty-dry rose.
The South African Pinotage grape is a cross of Cinsault and Pinot Noir.