- Auxerrois Blanc
Infobox grape variety
name = Auxerrois Blanc
caption =
species = "Vitis vinifera "
also_called = Auxerrois, Pinot Auxerrois (more)
origin =France
hazards =
regions = Alsace
notable_wines =Auxerrois Blanc or Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy is a
white wine grape that is important in Alsace, and is also grown in Germany andLuxembourg . It is a full sibling ofChardonnay that is often blended with the similarPinot Blanc .cite book
last = Robinson
first = Jancis
authorlink = Jancis Robinson
title = The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition
publisher = Oxford University Press
date = 2006
location =
pages =
id = ISBN 0-19-860990-6. ]History
Auxerrois Blanc is thought to have originated in Lorraine, rather than near
Auxerre in the Yonne. Recent DNA fingerprinting suggests that it is a cross betweenGouais blanc and Pinot, the same ancestry asChardonnay . The name Auxerrois Blanc has actually been used as a synonym for Chardonnay in the Moselle region in France, which explains why there is also a longer name (Auxerrois Blanc de Laquenexy) for the grape variety.Distribution and Wines
Seldom seen in the New World, a little is grown in Canada and South Africa.
France
France's convert|1950|ha|acre of Auxerrois Blanc are mostly in Alsace, with some in the
Côtes de Toul of Lorraine. It is mostly blended into wines called "Pinot Blanc" (which may actullay consist of Auxerrois Blanc, the variety Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir vinified white). It is an important component ofCrémant d'Alsace .Germany and Luxembourg
Some is grown in Germany and Luxembourg, where it is known simply as Auxerrois.
Vine and Viticulture
It favours limestone soils, and ripens a little earlier than Pinot blanc. It has small compact bunches.
ynonyms
Arboisier, Arnaison Blanc, Arnoison, Aubaine, Auvergnat Blanc, Auvernas Blanc, Auvernat Blanc, Auxois Blanc, Bargeois Blanc, Beaunois, Blanc De Champagne, Breisgauer Sussling, Burgundi Feher, Chablis, Chardennet, Chardonnay Blanc, Chatey Petit, Chaudenet, Claevner, Clevner Weiss, Epinette Blanche, Epinette De Champagne, Ericey Blanc, Feher Chardonnay, Feherburgundi, Feinburgunder, Gamay Blanc, Gelber Weissburgunder, Gentil Blanc, Grosse Bourgogne, Klawner, Klevanjka Biela, Lisant, Luisant, Luizannais, Luizant, Luzannois, Maconnais, Maurillon Blanc, Melon Blanc, Melon D'Arbois, Moreau Blanc, Morillon Blanc, Moulon, Noirien Blanc, Petit Chatey, Petit Sainte-marie, Pino Shardone, Pinot Blanc A Cramant, Pinot Blanc Chardonnay, Pinot Chardonnay, Plant De Tonnerre, Romere, Romeret, Rouci Bile, Rousseau, Roussot, Rulander Weiss, Sainte Marie Petite, Sardone, Shardone, Weiss Silber, Weissedler,cite web | last =Maul | first =E. | authorlink = | coauthors = Eibach, R. | title = Vitis International Variety Catalogue | work = | publisher = Information and Coordination Centre for Biological Diversity (IBV) of the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (BLE), Deichmanns Aue 29, 53179 Bonn, Germany | date = 1999-06-00 | url = http://www.genres.de/idb/vitis/ | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-05-05 ] Auxerrois blanc de Laquenexy and Auxerrois de Laquenexy.
ee also
*
Pinot gris - known as Auxerrois grisNotes and references
Further reading
* Robinson, Jancis "Vines, Grapes & Wines" Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1857329996
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