pink gris grape · rare
Grolleau Gris
Loire Valley, France
Say it
groh·lohgree
French uvular 'r' not approximated in the respelling; the final 's' of Gris is silent
On the palate
white peachpeargreen applelemonapricotwhite pepper
How you spot it blind: white juice from pink-gray skin; pale Loire white with vivid acidity
The story
A color mutation of Grolleau Noir confirmed by molecular markers; plantings grew from 225 ha in 1979 to a peak of 908 ha in 2000, then contracted to ~530 ha by 2018 (INRAE/plantgrape.fr).
Family tree: GROLLEAU NOIR (mutation, confirmed by molecular markers)
Where it lives
Anjou · Touraine · Pays de Retz
Shows up as
still whiterosésparkling