Classic straw yellow color, it had a crushing acidity and citrus notes along with a nice minerality.
WINE DETAILS:
Grape: Petit Manseng
Alcohol: 13.5%
Wine: Petit Manseng
Vintage: 2020
Winery: Casale Del Giglio Azienda Agricola
DOC: Lazio IGT
Location: Latina, Italy
Date: 11/10/21
Distributor: Mendez & Co.
Curious Synonyms: Escriberou, Ichiriota Zuria Tipia, Mansenc Grisroux, Mansein, Miot
Nerd Alert: One of the key white grape varieties of South West France commonly vinified as a rich sweet wine. It’s small berries yield very little juice, harvested in late autumn after the grapes shrivelled and their sugar content is at its most concentrated. This process is known as ‘passerillage’.
In the Agro Pontino valley, it was planted for the first time by Casale del Giglio in their vineyards at Le Ferriere.
In May 2020, CSIRO scientists discovered through DNA analysis that Australia’s plantings of Petit Manseng, first imported in 1979, are in fact Gros Manseng. Ampelographic studies indicate Petit Manseng is one parent of Gros Manseng.
Personal Note: Irony is going for the 1st time to Europe, visiting Southern France, looking for wines of one of their most known grape and not find it, then return home and find it in a wine store on a random visit. Just like that. Even funnier is the fact that this french grape in particular is from an italian wine. Respect to the brave grapegrowers trying new things everywhere.
I’d heard of Petit Manseng before but never tried it. Since its mostly made into sweet wine, it was interesting to try a dry version of the grape.
I found the Australia discovery very curious. Maybe my Ig friends from the area can share some insight? I wonder if they did the same study in Virginia where the grape is grown.
As per the wine itself it had a classic straw yellow color, it had a crushing acidity and citrus notes along with a nice minerality. It wasn’t a light wine and it had a decent finish. I mean it didn’t give me anything I haven’t tried from other grapes, so it’d be hard to identify, especially after trying so many white wines from Italy. Maybe the ones in France behave differently due to the Atlantic influence and the soil?
Thoughts?
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*Sources for the wine facts are from: Wine Searcher, Wikipedia, Vivino, wine.com, and the wineries websites.
