Wines made from Mondeuse noire grapes of Vin de Savoie
Discover the best wines made with Mondeuse noire as a single variety or as a blend of Vin de Savoie.
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
Vin de Savoie (often written simply as "Savoie") is the main appellation of the Savoie region in the far east of France. This mountainous region located west of the Alps has distinctive wine styles that are rarely seen outside their territory of origin. Most are Dry white wines made from the Altesse, Jacquère and Chasselas grapes. Savoy wines are often described as distinctly "alpine", citing their fresh, Mineral characteristics.
What are the typical flavors of the Mondeuse noire grape variety?
- Red fruitPresent in 21% of Mondeuse noire
- SpicesPresent in 15% of Mondeuse noire
- Black fruitPresent in 15% of Mondeuse noire
- EarthPresent in 14% of Mondeuse noire
- OakPresent in 11% of Mondeuse noire
- PepperPresent in 6% of Mondeuse noire
- CherryPresent in 6% of Mondeuse noire
- MineralityPresent in 4% of Mondeuse noire
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Mondeuse noire
- Non oakPresent in 4% of Mondeuse noire
- RaspberryPresent in 3% of Mondeuse noire
- StrawberriesPresent in 3% of Mondeuse noire
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Mondeuse noire
- OakyPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- Black currantPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- Red fruitPresent in 2% of Mondeuse noire
- LicoricePresent in 1% of Mondeuse noire
- VegetalPresent in 1% of Mondeuse noire
- Black fruitsPresent in 1% of Mondeuse noire
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