Picardan
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| Picardan | |
|---|---|
| Species: | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called: | Oeillade Blanche, Picardan Blanc |
| Origin: | France |
| Notable regions: | Southern Rhône |
| Notable wines: | Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC |
Picardan or Picardan Blanc is a white wine grape which is one of 13 permitted blending grape within the Châteauneuf-du-Pape AOC in Rhône wine region in France, altohough very little planted.[1][2] The Vitis International Variety Catalogue lists Oeillade Blanche as the prime name of the variety.[3] However, since the variety is practically unknown for any other use than the Châteauneuf-du-Pape blend, it usually goes under the name used for it in that appellation.
Picardan gives a wine which considered to be light and rather neutral in character.[1]
[edit] Synonyms
Synonyms include:[3] Aragnan, Aragnan Blanc, Araignan, Araignan Blanc, Gallet, Gallet Blanc, Grosse Clairette, Milhaud Blanc, Oeillade Blanche, Papadoux, Picardan, Picardan Blanc, Piquardan, Piquardant.
Picardan is also a synonym for the white grape variety Bourboulenc[4], which is also found in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, and the dark-skinned variety Bouchales.[5] Picardan Noir is a synonym for Cinsaut[6] and Bouchales.
[edit] The wine Picardan
Picardan is also the name of a historical white wine from Languedoc, usually sweetish in character, traded in the late 17th and 18th centuries.[2] It is supposed to have been produced from the varieties Clairette Blanche and Piquepoul Blanc.[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Châteauneuf-du-Pape". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition). (2006). Ed. Jancis Robinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 160. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ^ a b "Picardan". Oxford Companion to Wine (Third Edition). (2006). Ed. Jancis Robinson. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 524. ISBN 0-19-860990-6.
- ^ a b Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Oeillade blanche, accessed on May 5, 2008
- ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Bourboulenc, accessed on May 5, 2008
- ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Bouchales, accessed on May 5, 2008
- ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Cinsaut, accessed on May 5, 2008
- ^ Wein-Plus Glossar: Picardanaccessed on May 5, 2008
