🍇 Grolleau
Dark-skinned wine grape from France; one parent is Heunisch Weiss; 33 synonyms in VIVC.
Grolleau is a dark-skinned wine grape from France. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Grolleau Noir, and the name Grolleau is among its synonyms.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heunisch Weiss; the other is unknown.
According to VIVC, it covered 2,350 ha in France (2009). Samples of the variety are kept in 13 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 33 synonyms for it, among them Bourdales, Cabernet and Cot Vert, so the same grape can turn up under other names. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Grolleau → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ French wine
- Where it grows
- 📜 Anjou, 📍 Touraine
- Main grape in
- 📜 Anjou, 📜 Rosé d'Anjou, 📜 Rosé de Loire
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Rosé
- Parents
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc
- Offspring
- 🍇 Grolleau Blanc
Frequently asked questions
Where does Grolleau come from?
According to VIVC, from France.
What are the parents of Grolleau?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Heunisch Weiss; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Grolleau known?
VIVC lists 33 synonyms for it, among them Bourdales, Cabernet and Cot Vert, so the same grape can turn up under other names.
What to read next
- 🗺️ French wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📜 Anjou — The general appellation of Anjou in the Loire Valley: whites from Chenin Blanc and reds from Cabernet Franc.
- 🍇 Gouais Blanc — An old white wine grape, known in Germany as Heunisch; an ancestor of Chardonnay, Riesling and Gamay.
- 🍷 Rosé — Wine from dark grapes kept briefly with their skins, so the colour is pale pink.
- 📜 Rosé d'Anjou — A soft, semi-sweet rosé from Anjou.
Similar
🍇 Grolleau Gris · 🍇 Ribier · 🍇 Gouget Noir · 🍇 Abondance · 🍇 Braquet · 🍇 Blanc Dame
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Grolleau Noir
- VIVC: area statistics GROLLEAU NOIR
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata