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Manseng Jurançon
Manseng may refer to several wine grape varieties from South West France: * Gros Manseng ("large manseng"), white grape * Manseng Noir ("black manseng"), red grape * Petit Manseng Petit Manseng (sometimes translated: Small Manseng, rarely "Little Manseng") is a white wine grape variety that is grown primarily in South West France. It produces the highest quality wine of any grape in the Manseng family. The name is deriv ...
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Gros Manseng
Gros Manseng (sometimes translated: Large Manseng, rarely "Big Manseng") is a white wine grape variety that is grown primarily in South West France, and is part of the Manseng family. It produces dry wines in the Jurançon and Béarn regions of Southwest France. In Gascony it is permitted in the Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC), in the Côtes de Gascogne and in the Floc de Gascogne. Comparison to Petit Manseng While the grape vines of Gros Manseng and Petit Manseng look very similar to each other, there are distinct differences. Gros Manseng's berries are larger and less susceptible to coulure. The vine also produces much higher yields but the resulting wine is less elegant and rich than wine made from Petit Manseng.J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 334 Oxford University Press 2006 Wine styles On its own, Gros Manseng has the potential to produce intensely flavored wines with high acidity, apricot and quin ...
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Manseng Noir
Manseng noir (sometimes translated: Black Manseng) is a wine grape variety of Basque origins that is grown primarily in South West France. It is allowed into Béarn AOC wine but very little used. Manseng Noir is deep in colour and tannic. Like Pinot noir and Muscat, the grape mutates easily and has spawn several additional grape varieties that are more commonly used in wine production, most notably Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng. J. Robinson (ed) ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 425 Oxford University Press 2006 Synonyms Manseng noir is also known under the synonyms Arrouya, Courbu rouge, Gros Manzenc, Mancep, Mansenc Gros, Mansenc noir, Manseng rouge, Petit Mansenc, and Ferrón.Manseng Noir
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