🍇 Petit Manseng
White wine grape from France; one parent is Savagnin Blanc; 18 synonyms in VIVC.
Petit Manseng is a white wine grape from France. In the VIVC catalogue it is listed under the prime name Manseng Petit Blanc, and the name Petit Manseng is among its synonyms.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Savagnin Blanc; the other is unknown.
According to VIVC, it covered 1,019 ha in France (2009). Samples of the variety are kept in 11 collections. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. VIVC lists 18 synonyms for it, among them Escriberou, Ichiriota Zuria Tipia and Iskiriota Zuri Tipia, 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
🍇 Petit Manseng → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ French wine
- Where it grows
- 📜 Jurançon, 📜 Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, 📍 South West France, 📍 Pyrenees (Béarn and Basque Country)
- Main grape in
- 📜 Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, 📜 Jurançon
- Related to
- 🍷 Ornus dell'Ornellaia, 🍷 Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia, 🍷 Jurançon
- Parents
- 🍇 Traminer
Frequently asked questions
Where does Petit Manseng come from?
According to VIVC, from France.
What are the parents of Petit Manseng?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, one of its parents is Savagnin Blanc; the other is unknown.
Under what other names is Petit Manseng known?
VIVC lists 18 synonyms for it, among them Escriberou, Ichiriota Zuria Tipia and Iskiriota Zuri Tipia, 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.
- 🍷 Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia — Poggio alle Gazze dell'Ornellaia: white wine from the Ornellaia estate in Bolgheri; vintages 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011 on the site.
- 📜 Jurançon — White still wines from the Pyrenean foothills near Pau: dry, sweet and late-harvest, from Manseng.
- 🍇 Traminer — An ancient white variety, listed in VIVC as Savagnin blanc; Gewürztraminer is its aromatic pink-berried form.
- 📍 South West France — The land between the Massif Central, the Pyrenees and the Atlantic; IGP Comté Tolosan across 12 departments, Cahors, Madiran and Jurançon.
Similar
🍇 Gros Manseng · 🍇 Petit Courbu · 🍇 Manseng Noir · 🍇 Béquignol Noir · 🍇 Arrouya · 🍇 Canari Noir
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Manseng Petit Blanc
- VIVC: area statistics MANSENG PETIT BLANC
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata