 Grand Noir de la Calmette

Grand Noir de la Calmette (or simply Grand noir) is a red "teinturier" grape variety that is a crossing of Petit Bouschet and Aramon noir created in 1855 by French grape breeder Henri Bouschet at his vineyard in Mauguio in the Hérault department.The grape was named after the breeding station Domaine de la Calmette.