French Grapes
Petit Manseng
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.
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 |
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.
Sud Ouest Wines
Black Grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon |
White Grapes
Sauvignon Blanc |
Red Wines
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White Wines
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Sweet Wines
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Climate
Hot and Dry |
