Petit Manseng (France)

Petit Manseng is a white grape from the Sud-Ouest regions of Jurançon and Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh.

It can be vinified both dry and sweet. This page is about Sweet Petit Manseng.

Serving Temperature

8-10°C (46-50°F)

Sweet Petit Manseng Flavors

Typical flavors are: Dried Fruit. Apricot. Mango. Pineapple. Passion Fruit. Flowers. Honey. Citrus Marmelade. Nuts. Almond.

Apricot

Mango

Pineapple

Floral

Marmelade

Honey

Lemon

Coconut

Caramel

Dried Fruit

Nuts

Vanilla

Sweet Petit Manseng Profile

Sweet Petit Manseng is a sweet aromatic wine with good acidity:

SUGAR:	Very Sweet (200-250 g/l)

BODY:	Medium - Full

FRUIT:	Medium Plus

ACIDITY:	Medium - High

ALCOHOL:	8% ABV

	Serving temperature: 8-10°C (46-50°F) Aperitif 14-16°C (57-60°F) Meditation

Food Pairing Sweet Petit Manseng

Fruit Cake

Fruit

Chocolate

Cakes

Excellent Pairings

Pavlova (Meringue).
Chocolate.
Custards.
Tarts. Cheese Cake.

The Perfect Glass for Sweet Petit Manseng

A Small Tulip Shaped glass helps concentrate the aromatic intensity, enhancing the beautiful flavors wines are known for.

A small glass is appropriate, because this type of wine is served in smaller portions due to its sweetness and richness.

The narrow rim helps capture the aromas, allowing the wine's sweet, aromatic profile to shine.

Sweet Petit Manseng Cheese Pairing

Sweet and salty foods pair well together. The same goes for wine and cheese.

Gorgonzola

Roquefort

Stilton

Parmesan

Aged Cheddar

Aged Gouda

About Petit Manseng

Petit Manseng makes both dry and sweet white wines. Because of a loosely cluster and a small size, it can survive in late autumns and make off-dry wines and dessert wines. The grape is often left on the vine till December to produce a late harvest dessert wine.

The dessert wine is typically 200 gram sugar/liter.

Late harvest Petit Manseng, drying to near raisins.

Petit Manseng is documented as the wine used to baptize the French king Henry IV, founder of the Bourbon dynasty, in 1554.

The House of Bourbon was the royal House of France. Bourbon kings first ruled France and Navarre (in Basque) in the 16th century. By the 18th century, the Spanish Bourbon dynasty held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily and Parma.