Tressot or Tressot noir is a variety of dark-skinned wine

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. Tressot has historically been grown in

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but it is now almost extinct. Some small plantations still remain in the Chablis district of Burgundy. The grape has been identified as a cross between Duras and

Petit Verdot Petit Verdot is a variety of red wine grape, principally used in classic Bordeaux blends. It ripens much later than the other varieties in Bordeaux, often too late, so it fell out of favour in its home region. When it does ripen it adds tannin, ...

.Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Tressot Noir
, accessed on December 15, 2009 Duras is a traditional French grape variety currently found only in the Tarn valley northeast of Toulouse. Petit Verdot is one of the classic grapes of

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. In the literature it is often confused with the grape variety Trousseau,Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Trousseau Noir
, accessed on December 15, 2009 which is also known as Bastardo

Synonyms

Tressot is also known under the following synonyms: Ancien Tresseau, Bon Tressot, Bourguignon noir, Bregin Panache, Foualliard, Fouallieux, Grand noir, Grand Tressiot, Grand Verrot, Gros Tressot, Guila noir, Morillon noir, Nairen noir, Nairien, Nairien noir, Nere noir, Neri Blau Nerien Nerre Neuchateler, Noirien, Pendoulat, Petit Nerre, Petit Verot, Petite Nerre, Plant de Thoisey, Treceau, Treceault, Tresseau, Tresseau Ordinaire, Tressiot, Tressiot Enrage, Tressot noir, Vereau, Vero, Verot, Verrot, Verrot de Coulanges

References

{{Reflist Red wine grape varieties