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
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Like
Pinot noir
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and
Muscat, the grape
mutate
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s 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.
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, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed 2010-12-03
See also
*
Gros Manseng
*
Petit Manseng
References
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Red wine grape varieties