An old variety from Savoie (F), Mondeuse Noire takes its name from Maldoux, in reference to its high natural acidity. The DNA test revealed a parent-child link with Mondeuse Blanche, which places Mondeuse as the half-sister or grandmother of Syrah, and which explains why she is often referred to as Grosse Syrah. In Switzerland, Mondeuse Noire was widespread before the 19th century on the Lake Geneva region and in Valais under the name of Gros Rouge. This vigorous and disease-sensitive grape variety is finding renewed interest in it today, producing spicy wines with marked tannins.
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Hybrid
Other names: Mondeuse Noire (Grosse Syrah)
Traditional
5 HA
0.03%
Aroma Potential
Gives a solid, tannic, colorful, chewy wine, very distinctive, aromatic, moderately rich in alcohol, generally with good acidity, harsh at the start and suitable for aging.Aromas of cassis, black cherry, spices, fig, strawberry, raspberry, morello cherry, iris, pepper, prune, black plum, truffle, violet.
Blackcurrant
Spices
Fig
Prune
Violet
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