Wines made from Seyval blanc grapes of Gloucestershire
Discover the best wines made with Seyval blanc as a single variety or as a blend of Gloucestershire.
More informations about the variety Seyval blanc
A relative of the Saint Pepin, this direct-producing hybrid is the result of an interspecific cross between 5656 Seibel and Ray d'Or (4986 Seibel) obtained in 1921 by the Seyve-Villard company, formerly based in Saint Vallier (Drôme). Seyval blanc is registered in the official catalogue of wine grape varieties, list A. It can be found in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia, South Africa, Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Romania, Switzerland, etc. It is practically non-existent in France and is in danger of disappearing.
More informations about the region of England
The wine region of Gloucestershire is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Three Choirs or the Domaine Three Choirs produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Gloucestershire are Seyval blanc, Phoenix and Reichensteiner, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Gloucestershire often reveals types of flavors of citrus fruit, floral or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
What are the typical flavors of the Seyval blanc grape variety?
- VegetalPresent in 5% of Seyval blanc
- Tree fruitPresent in 5% of Seyval blanc
- Citrus fruitPresent in 5% of Seyval blanc
- FloralPresent in 4% of Seyval blanc
- EarthPresent in 3% of Seyval blanc
- Tropical fruitPresent in 2% of Seyval blanc
- Non oakPresent in 1% of Seyval blanc
- MicrobioPresent in 1% of Seyval blanc
- OakPresent in 1% of Seyval blanc
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