Arrufiac

Arrufiat, also Arrufiac or Ruffiac is an ancient white grape variety that is grown in the wine region of Sud -Ouest in the southwest of France ( Gascony ). It is part of the appellation wines Pacherenc du Vic - Bilh and Tursan ( but not in Béarn where there was confusion with the variety Raffiat de Moncade ) or Vin de Qualité Supérieur Delimité Wine Côtes de Saint -Mont, otherwise it is however rarely used. The wine produced from it reach no particularly high alcohol content, but an intense aroma that reminds sometimes removed to a Madeira wine. The Arruffiac is often blending partner of Courbu.

In France in the late 1990s were still charged 123 hectares of vines cultivated. It is believed that the surface area decreases further, since plantings are hardly known.

The clones 405, 652, 653, 921 and 922 are admitted for quality viticulture. The first two clones provide the best quality results.

A study published in 2007 study suggests that the white Arrufiat is genetically closely related to the family of grape varieties Verdot (eg Petit Verdot ). Arrufiat is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.

See also the article viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

The grape variety is Arrufiat femelle under the name Arafiat, Arrefiac, Arrefiat, Arrufiac, Arufiat, Bouiddelet, Pacherenc, Raffiac, Raffiat, Refiat, Ruffiac, Rufiat, Rouffiac and Zurizerratia ( in the French Basque Country ) are known