Grapes Flashcards
Clairette
White
P, L/R
Primary in every Provence AOC
Varietals in Clairette, La Clape
Marsanne
White
Rhone
Provence - blend with Cassis
Vermentino
Rolle
Primary in. most Provence whites, blends for roses
Barbaroux
Gris
Used for rosés in Pallete (Provence)
Clairette Rose
Gris
Used for rosés in Pallete (Provence)
Terret Gris
Gris
Used for rosés in Pallete (Provence)
Grenache
Red
P, L/R, Rh
Dominant in Provence Rosé
Blended GSM in Languedoc
Thin skin and light color perfect for rosé
Cinsault
Red
Delicate color
Red Fruit, floral
Provence red & rosé
Mourvèdre
Red
L/R, P, Rh
Dominate in Bandol for red and rosé
Late ripening
Thrives in long, hot coastal Med
Used with red blends L/R for Minervois, Pic St Loop
Bourboulenc
L/R
Main white in La Clape
Mauzac Blanc
White
L/R
Sole grape for Blanquette Method Ancestal
Limoux
Piquipoul
White
L/R
Picpoul de Pinet
Muscat à Petits Grains Blanc
L/R
Used in Languedocs’ 4 VDNs
Grenache Gris
L/R
Languedocs most well know gris grape
Syrah
L/R, P, Rh
Major component in Languedoc - Minervois, Pic Saint Loop, Terrasses du Larzac
Fer Servadou
Red
Approved L/R
Lledoner Pelut
Red
Carignan
Surge in popularity in Languedoc
Chenin Blanc
Principal white for Anjou-Saumur for dry, semi-sweet, sweet and sparkling
Sauvignon Gris
Fié Gris in Loire
Used for white in Haut-Poitou
Cabernet Franc
Principal red grape of Anjou-Saumur - red, rose and sparkling
Grolleau Noir
Dominant grape used in off-dry Rosé d’Anjou and dry Rosé de Loire, and sparkling
Romorantin
White
Cour-Cheverny - Loire
Orbois
Jacquère
Primary grape of Savoie
Hardy, consistent yields
Light perfume, High Acid
Suitable for Crémante de Savoie
Altesse
Related to Chasselas and Savoie native
Low yield, hyper resistant to rot
Roussette de Savoie
Seyssel
Main dry, used in sparkling
Chasselas
Native to Lake Geneva
Neutral
Haute-Savoie
Roussanne
Bergeron in Savoie
Irregular yields
Sensitive to rot and mildew
Aromatic Complex Age Worthy
Bottled as Chignin-Bergeon cru - Savioe
Molette
Native to Savoie
Used in Seyssel sparkling
Neutral with high sugar and acid
Gringet
Native Savoie
Only found in Ayze
Floral high acid
Monduese
Most important grape to Savoir pre-phylloxera
Used in Savoie AOC
Only grape allowed in crus of Arbin and Saint Jean-de-la-Port
Persan
Savoie red native that almost died out and making comeback
Gouias Blanc
Vin de la Montage (Champagne)
Pinot Noir parent
Fromenteau
“Vin de la Riviere” (Champagne)
Pinot Gris
Codivarta
Biancu Gentile
Genovèse
Whiet wines Vin de Crose
Counoise
White Provence
Araignan
White Provence
Braquet Noir
Red
Provence
Ballet
Fuella Nera
