Terret Noir is a dark-skinned wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 grape

Grape

A grape is a non-climacteric fruit, specifically a berry, that grows on the perennial and deciduous woody vines of the genus Vitis. Grapes can be eaten raw or they can be used for making jam, juice, jelly, vinegar, wine, grape seed extracts, raisins, molasses and grape seed oil. Grapes are also...

 grown primarily in the Rhône valley

Rhône (wine region)

The Rhône wine region in Southern France is situated in the Rhône river valley and produces numerous wines under various Appellation d'origine contrôlée designations...

 region of France

France

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. It is a permitted blending grape for Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC

Châteauneuf-du-Pape is a French wine Appellation d'origine contrôlée located around the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Rhône wine region in southeastern France. It is the most renowned appellation of the southern part of the Rhône Valley...

. Like the related Terret Gris

Terret gris

Terret gris is a white French wine grape variety planted primarily in the Languedoc wine region. Appellation d'origine contrôlée regulations allow the grape to used in white wines from the Corbières, Coteaux du Languedoc and Minervois AOCs...

and Terret Blanc, the vine tends to bud late and grow vigorously. Terret Noir produces a light color wine that is perfumed and tart.

In 2007, there were 189 hectares (467 acre) of Terret Noir in France.

Synonyms

Terret Noir is also known under the synonyms Terre Chernyi, Terret Bourret and Terret du Pays.