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A black grape of south-west France with many local names, among them Braucol at Gaillac and Mansois at Marcillac. It makes lively, rather tannic reds with a wild edge, and blackcurrant and red-berry fruit when ripe.
Mansois of Marcillac
Pl@ntGrape says the variety may come from the Gironde. Marcillac reds must contain at least 80% Fer. A 1978 report by INAO experts noted that Mansois, or Saumansois (the Occitan local name), 'occupies almost the whole vineyard'. At Gaillac it is one of the local and regional grapes the appellation favours, with Duras and Prunelard, and in Madiran it is an old blending partner of Tannat.
The bunches are compact, with small to medium berries. In France the variety fell from 952 ha in 1958 to 319 ha in 1979, then grew to 1,584 ha in 2018.
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