red grape · regional specialty
Braucol
Southwest France
Say it
broh·kohl
Regional name used in Gaillac (Tarn); also spelled 'Brocol' in older French ampelographic sources
On the palate
blackcurrantraspberryred cherryrhubarbblack pepperviolet
How you spot it blind: Rhubarb and black pepper tang with firm, rustic tannins
The story
First written down · 1830, Marcillac, France
DNA analysis confirmed Fer Servadou (syn. Braucol) as a grandparent of Carmenère; France's PlantGrape (INRAE) recognizes four official names for the same variety: Braucol, Fer servadou, Mansois, and Pinenc.
Where it lives
Gaillac (Tarn), France · Marcillac (Aveyron), France · Madiran (Pyrénées-Atlantiques), France
Shows up as
still redrosé
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Also answers to Fer, Fer Servadou, Mansois.
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