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Ugni Blanc is a white grape known for lemon, apple, mineral. Its best-known homes are Cognac, Gascony.
Origin and history
The same grape as Italy's Trebbiano Toscano; it is thought to have reached southern France from Italy in the late Middle Ages.
Where it grows
Cognac and Armagnac, Côtes de Gascogne and Provence in France; as Trebbiano, across central Italy; also Argentina and Australia.
Structure
Light body, high acidity and low alcohol; neutral, dry and very lean when made as table wine.
Aromas, young and aged
Young: lemon, green apple, white flowers and a light mineral note. Develops little with age as a still wine.
Ageing
Drink within 1–2 years as wine; distilled into Cognac it can age for decades in oak.
Also known as
Trebbiano Toscano, Saint-Émilion (in Cognac), Talia (Portugal).
Good to know
It is France's most planted white grape and makes up the vast majority of Cognac, since its high acidity and low alcohol are ideal for distillation.
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