Picardan | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | Araignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc |
Origin | France |
Notable regions | Southern Rhône |
Notable wines | Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC |
VIVC number | 527 |
Picardan or Picardan blanc is a white wine grape which is one of 13 permitted blending grapes within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in Rhône wine region in France, although very little planted. [1] [2] The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade blanche as the primary name of the variety, [3] but now identifies Araignan as the primary name. [4] However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.
Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character. [1]
Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from Languedoc, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries. [2] It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette blanche and Piquepoul blanc. [5]
Synonyms include: Aragnan, Aragnan blanc, Araignan, Araignan blanc, Gallet, Gallet blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud blanc, Oeillade blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant. [3]
Picardan (but not Picardan blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc, [6] which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales. [7] Picardan noir is a synonym for Cinsaut [8] and Bouchales.
Despite the synonym Oeillade blanche, Picardan is not a color mutation of the Languedoc and Provence wine grape Oeillade noire. [9]
Picardan | |
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Grape (Vitis) | |
Color of berry skin | Blanc |
Species | Vitis vinifera |
Also called | Araignan, Oeillade blanche, Picardan blanc |
Origin | France |
Notable regions | Southern Rhône |
Notable wines | Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC |
VIVC number | 527 |
Picardan or Picardan blanc is a white wine grape which is one of 13 permitted blending grapes within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in Rhône wine region in France, although very little planted. [1] [2] The Vitis International Variety Catalogue previously listed Oeillade blanche as the primary name of the variety, [3] but now identifies Araignan as the primary name. [4] However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it most commonly goes under the name used for it in that appellation.
Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character. [1]
Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from Languedoc, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries. [2] It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette blanche and Piquepoul blanc. [5]
Synonyms include: Aragnan, Aragnan blanc, Araignan, Araignan blanc, Gallet, Gallet blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud blanc, Oeillade blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant. [3]
Picardan (but not Picardan blanc) is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc, [6] which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales. [7] Picardan noir is a synonym for Cinsaut [8] and Bouchales.
Despite the synonym Oeillade blanche, Picardan is not a color mutation of the Languedoc and Provence wine grape Oeillade noire. [9]