Bourboulenc

Bourboulenc is an ancient white grape variety.

It is cultivated in the south of France for centuries, especially in Provence, the southern Rhone Valley and Languedoc. It is relatively rare because they only in good years is reliably mature very late ripening variety, and is almost only used as a blend. It is included as one of the thirteen permitted varieties in Châteauneuf -du -Pape and is added to give the wine more acidity and freshness. Only in the characterful white wines of La Clappe ( an area near Narbonne in the Languedoc ), it is used as the predominant species. In the white Minervois is Bourboulenc together with Macabeo over 50 % of the blend is, and along with Grenache Blanc predominate these two grape varieties in the Corbières Blanc. In addition, it is in the appellations Saint- Chinian, Faugères, Costières de Nîmes, Bandol, Coteaux d' Aix -en- Provence, Coteaux du Tricastin, Cotes du Luberon, Cotes du Ventoux, Côtes du Rhône, Côtes du Rhône Villages, Vacqueyras, Tavel Tavel and approved. In France, a vineyard area of ​​622 hectares was raised (as of 2007 )

The grape originated probably originally from Greece. Smaller plantings are also known in Argentina. Despite the variety of similar looking Synonyms Bourboulenc is not related to the grape Clairette Blanche.

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

Synonyms

Bourboulenc is also known under the name Berlou blanc, Blanquette Blanquette du Frontonnais, Blanquette du gard, Blanquette menue, Bourbojlanc, Bourboulenco, Bourbouleng, Bourboulenque, Bourbounenco, Burbulen, Clairette à grains ronds, Clairette white, Clairette Dorée, Clairette Dorée à Paulhan, Clairette large, Clairette rousse, Clairette rousse du Var, Doucillon, Frappad, Big Clairette, malvasia, malvasia du Languedoc, Mourterille, Ondenc, Picardan, Roussaou, roussette and roussette du Vaucluse known.