Petit Manseng

It features rich aromas of candied fruit and spice which are often complemented with flavors of honey nuts and pineapple.

Petit manseng. Used predominantly in jurancon and pacherenc du vic bilh it is most commonly vinified as a richly sweet wine with stonefruit characters such as peach and apricot citrus and sweet spice. The wine was aged on light yeast lees without going through malolactic fermentation and bottled in february 2015. Though originally from southwest france petit manseng does very well growing in the state of virginia in the u s. Petit manseng is one of the key white grape varieties of south west france.

Petit manseng is a blanc grape variety grown over small areas primarily in the chrysallis vineyards of virginia. Petit manseng it is a particularly aromatic wine with a straw yellow color. The scent is very intense and fruity dried fruit with mineral notes while on the palate it is savory with a good acidity and texture. Petit is the primary grape variety of the manseng family.

The name is derived from its small thick skin berries. Petit manseng is a white grape variation of the black manseng grape. Petit manseng goes well with a variety of foods including asian and thai dishes that are not overly spicy. To enhance flavor and aromatic complexity and to balance the residual sugars with this wine s intense acidity profile about 4 of late harvest petit manseng raepheus juice was introduced in late november.

Petit manseng sometimes translated. Petit manseng is a white wine variation of the black manseng grape and it gets its name from its small berries. Due to its loose clusters and small berries that make it well suited for the state s heat and humidity during the growing season. Coupled with the small yields of the grapevine most petit manseng farmers produce around 15 hl of wine per hectare.