Along with the diversity of soils and microclimates, the many different grape varieties planted at La Madura mean that the wines produced for blending have a very wide range of aromas and flavours. Planted in schistous or clayey-limestone soils, Grenache produces typical, heady aromas, adding richness and character to the wines. On schistous soils it produces particularly powerful aromas and has a high sugar content, but is not very highly coloured. It has a more traditional, structured expression on clayey-limestone soils. Syrah is planted on clayey-limestone, sandstone and, more recently, schistous soils. On the estate, it gives the wines density, colour, elegance, fruit and complexity. Mourvèdre is also planted on clayey-limestone and sandstone soils, which it particularly likes as they provide it with a steady supply of the water it needs to achieve a good level of ripeness. On the estate it produces rich, elegant wines of great typicity, with dark fruit and spice aromas. Carignan comes from the oldest vines on the estate. It produces wines with an elegant structure and typical spicy, peppery aromas. Sauvignon blanc is planted on a fairly cool, high plot of clayey-limestone soils and produces rich, well-balanced wines. The grapes ripen quite slowly on this "terroir", retaining their aromatic freshness and acidity to give a good expression of the grape variety.