Terret blanc
A mutation of the Terret vine, grown mainly in Languedoc.
Terret blanc is a white wine grape from southern France's Languedoc-Roussillon region. It's a mutation of the Terret vine, which also gave rise to the dark-skinned Terret noir and the light-skinned Terret gris. Official counts often combine plantings of the two light-berried Terrets, blanc and gris.
Quick Facts
- Peak ranking
- ninth most widely planted white grape variety in France in the late 1980s
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Wine regions and plantings
Terret blanc is a permitted grape in several Languedoc AOCs. In Corbières AOC, it is often used in white wines and blended with Bourboulenc, Maccabeo, Grenache blanc, Malvoisie, Clairette blanche, Muscat, Marsanne, Roussanne, Muscat of Alexandria, Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains, and Picpoul blanc. Grapes for white wine must be harvested at a yield no greater than 50 hectoliters per hectare, and the finished wine must attain a minimum alcohol level of 11%. In Coteaux du Languedoc, Terret blanc is permitted as a blending component with Bourboulenc, Clairette blanche, Grenache blanc, Trebbiano, Maccabeo, Picpoul blanc, Roussanne, Marsanne, Rolle, and Viognier. AOC production requires a yield no greater than 50 hl/ha and a minimum alcohol level of at least 11%, rising to 11.5% for wines with a cru designation from recognized vineyards such as Corbières, Mejanelle, St-Christol, Vérargues, Montpeyrous, Pic St-Loup, Quatourze, Saint-Drézéry, St-Georges d'Orques, St-Saturnin, and Montagne de la Clape. Varietal Terret blancs are a specialty of the commune of Sète in the Hérault department, where the grape is used for local vermouth and distilled for brandy.
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