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Balzac blanc
Balzac blanc
is a white
French wine
grape variety
that is grown in the
Charente
and
Charente-Maritime
regions of
Southwest France
where it was once used for
Cognac
production but now is nearly extinct. The grape was one thought to be a
color mutation
of
Mourvèdre
(known as Monastrell and Balzac noir) but
DNA analysis
in 2000 showed that the two grapes were distinct and that Balzac blanc was a
crossing
of
Gouais blanc
and
Chenin blanc
.
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