Wines made from Picardan grapes of France
Discover the best wines made with Picardan as a single variety or as a blend of France.
More informations about the variety Picardan
Picardan is a white grape variety from Provence. Currently, this variety no longer exists. It is otherwise known as gallet blanc, grosse clairette, aragnan, papadoux or milhaud blanc. It is also called œillade blanche, but it has nothing to do with the œillade noire grape variety.Picardan has cottony buds and fairly large leaves. Its truncated cone-shaped bunches of grapes are tightly packed. The berries are smaller than those of Cinsault and are rather pinkish in colour when they reach maturity. Like Cinsault, Picardy is a late bloomer with a sweet, musky aroma. Vigorous, it is not too afraid of grey rot, but it is more sensitive to erinosis. Picardan is one of the grape varieties used in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation. It gives a wine with a particular bouquet and when it is associated with other grape varieties such as mourvèdre or syrah. The rosé wine it produces is of good quality.
More informations about the wines of France
France, home of Bordeaux, Burgundy and Champagne, is arguably the world's largest wine-producing country. For centuries, it has produced more wine - and apparently better quality - than any other country. Wine is embedded in French culture at almost every level of society; it is the drink of the elite and the common people, and a key symbol of Roman Catholicism, the majority religion in France. However, the lasting appeal of French wine is not necessarily its Volume or prestige, but rather the variety of styles available.
What are the typical flavors of the Picardan grape variety?
- MicrobioPresent in 9% of Picardan
- OakPresent in 9% of Picardan
- EarthPresent in 9% of Picardan
- Tree fruitPresent in 8% of Picardan
- SpicesPresent in 7% of Picardan
- Non oakPresent in 7% of Picardan
- FloralPresent in 5% of Picardan
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Picardan
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Picardan
- Black fruitPresent in 5% of Picardan
- Red fruitPresent in 5% of Picardan
- PearPresent in 4% of Picardan
- CitrusPresent in 4% of Picardan
- MineralityPresent in 4% of Picardan
- HoneyPresent in 4% of Picardan
- VanillaPresent in 4% of Picardan
- OakyPresent in 3% of Picardan
- Black fruitsPresent in 3% of Picardan
- PepperPresent in 3% of Picardan
- ApricotPresent in 3% of Picardan