Brun Argenté

{{Short description|Variety of grape}}

{{Infobox grape variety

| name = Brun Argenté

| color = Noir

| image = Vaccarèse.jpg

| caption = Brun Argenté in Viala & Vermorel

| species = Vitis vinifera

| also_called = Vaccarèse

| origin = France

| hazards =

| regions = Rhône

| notable_wines = Châteauneuf-du-Pape

}}

File:Vaccarèse grappe.jpg

Brun Argenté or Vaccarèse is a red wine grape that is grown primarily in the Rhone Valley in France. It is a permitted grape in the blend of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, where the name Vaccarèse is used. However, in 2004 only 0.15% of the appellation's surface was planted with the variety.[http://www.chateauneuf.dk/en/production/grapes.htm www.chateauneuf.dk: Grapes], accessed on June 18, 2008

In similarity to Muscardin and Aubun, Brun Argenté is indigenous to this area of France.

Descriptions of the grape's character diverge somewhat. It has been described as having similar characteristics as Syrah, producing wines with a peppery and tannic structure,J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 202 Mitchell Beazley 1986 {{ISBN|1-85732-999-6}} but also as similar to Cinsaut and a producer of light red wines.{{cite encyclopedia |editor=Jancis Robinson |encyclopedia=Oxford Companion to Wine |edition=Third |title=Vaccarèse |year=2006 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=Oxford |isbn=0-19-860990-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/725 725] |url=https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00janc/page/725 }}

The vine tends to bud late and is sensitive to downy mildew.