Wines made from Mondeuse noire grapes of Bugey
Discover the best wines made with Mondeuse noire as a single variety or as a blend of Bugey.
More informations about the variety Mondeuse noire
Cultivated for a very long time in Savoie, it is not the black form of mondeuse blanche and Mondeuse grise is a natural mutation of mondeuse noire. According to Thierry Lacombe (I.N.R.A./Montpellier), the latter is the result of a natural intraspecific crossing between the black tressot and the white mondeuse. Mondeuse grise and Mondeuse noire are both registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A1.
More informations about the region of Savoie
Bugey is a wine region in the Ain department of eastern France. The Bugey appellation covers red, white, rosé and Sparkling wines from a range of Grape varieties. The more specific Roussette du Bugey appellation applies to the Rich white wines produced in the region from the Altesse grape. The area covers the Southern limits of the Jura mountain range, which also includes the Jura wine region to the North.
What are the typical flavors of the Mondeuse noire grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 8% of Mondeuse noire
- EarthPresent in 6% of Mondeuse noire
- CherryPresent in 5% of Mondeuse noire
- Black fruitPresent in 5% of Mondeuse noire
- OakPresent in 3% of Mondeuse noire
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Mondeuse noire
- Non oakPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- EarthyPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- StrawberriesPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- Wild strawberriesPresent in 1% of Mondeuse noire