[4] But viticulture trends in the late 20th century that began to value lower yielding varieties with good disease resistance to hazards like powdery mildew encouraged the INRA to revisit Marselan.

Operated by the INRA, Domaine de Vassal provided Marselan's parent Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache vines which Truel used in his breeding.

[4] In Switzerland, Marselan is blended with Arinarnoa, Caladoc, Carminoir, Ederena, Egiodola, and Malbec in the town of Chardonne in the Vaud canton.

A collaboration between the Chinese and French government brought Marselan to China to where it is now planted in the Sino-French Demonstration Vineyard in Huailai County in the northwestern reaches of the Hebei province near a section of the Great Wall.

[4] The First Growth Bordeaux wine estate of Château Lafite Rothschild is also growing Marselan in China at their Penglai, Shandong vineyard which they own in partnership with the Chinese investment company CITIC Group.

[8][9] Marselan is grown in Israel and bottled by the Recanati, Bin-Nun and Shorr wineries in its Reserve line of wines or in specially blended brands.

Marselan was bred to combine the finesse and quality of Cabernet Sauvignon to the color potential, heat tolerance and high yielding capabilities of Grenache.