Marsanne is a little used variety of grape, most common in the northern Rhône, where it often blended with Roussanne. It is also grown in Switzerland where its name has the synonym Ermitage, and the Goulburn Valley region of Australia. The Australian varieties often require unusually long bottle aging compared to most white wines.
The wines created from Marsanne are rich and nutty, with hints of spice and pear.
Marsanne is also the name of a commune of the Drôme département in France.
White-wine grape that is widely grown in France's northern region and that is the principal grape in the white wines of,, and.
MARSANNE is the blending partner of the higher quality ROUSSANNE and has a faintly peachy, nutty, blanched almondy character which can veer towards the flavour of marzipan.
Marsanne was introduced into Australia in the Busby collection of 1832 and is known to have been grown in Victoria since the 1860s.
Marsannegrapes tend to be low in acidity, so both must and wine have tendencies to oxidation and browning.
Where growing conditions are right, Marsanne aromas can suggest almond paste or citrus, mixed with perfume or model airplane cement.
The eight white varieties permitted in Côtes du Rhône are Bourboulenc, Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Marsanne, Muscat Blanc, Picardan, Roussanne, and Viognier.
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