Marselan is a French variety, a modern cross of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache bred to combine Cabernet's structure with Grenache's heat tolerance. It is brand new to California's record, first appearing in the atlas in 2024, with no bearing acreage yet reported to CDFA; it has shown up so far across 3 crush districts. It remains an experimental planting in California, too recent to have an established acreage footprint.
What kind of grape this is
- Species
- VITIS VINIFERA LINNÉ SUBSP. SATIVA (DE CANDOLLE) HEGI
- Berry color
- NOIR
- Country of origin
- FRANCE
- Synonyms
- 1
- FPS selections
- 1
names this grape is known by elsewhere, per VIVC
distinct clones and selections held at UC Davis
Registries
What is published
Counts describe what this atlas holds for Marselan, not what California grows. A zero is a published answer: it means the source names the grape and reports nothing under it, or does not name it at all.
- 0
county-years of acreage
the Grape Acreage Report has never named it in a county table
- 6
district-years of crush
3 of 17 crush districts, 2 crop years
- 6
district-years of Brix
tonnage-weighted at the crusher, Crush Report Table 3
- 1
producer in this atlas
producers whose curated wine list names it — a curated roster of 2,772 producers, not a census of California
- —
regions with a maturity date
not one of the eight cultivars with a
Every crush observation
Reported by crush district — never by county or AVA
| crop year | district | tons | $/ton | share of district |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 1.6 | — | <0.01% |
| 2024 | 8 | 24.7 | $2,000 | 0.02% |
| 2024 | 9 | 130.5 | — | 0.22% |
| 2025 | 4 | 2.5 | $6,000 | <0.01% |
| 2025 | 8 | 69.1 | $1,217 | 0.04% |
| 2025 | 9 | 193.4 | — | 0.44% |
Growers in this atlas's roster
- So Far Outlisted
Brand · Cabernet Sauvignon, Marselan, Merlot, Syrah
1 of this atlas’s 2772 curated producers. A roster is not a census — this is who the atlas has entered, not who grows the grape in California.