red grape · regional specialty
Poulsard
Jura, France
Say it
pool·sar
final r is the French uvular /ʁ/, approximated in American English as a soft back-of-throat r; the l is fully pronounced
On the palate
Body
light
Acidity
high
Tannin
low
Aromatics
medium
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How you spot it blind: dark-skinned grape whose paper-thin skins yield wines paler than most rosés
The story
First written down · 1386, Lons-le-Saunier, Jura, France
First recorded as 'Polozard' in Lons-le-Saunier in 1386; DNA analysis by José Vouillamoz identified Rèze, an ancient Swiss Valais variety, as a natural parent.
Where it lives
Arbois AOC · Côtes du Jura AOC · L'Étoile AOC · Crémant du Jura AOC
Shows up as
still redrosésparklingfortifiedsweetArboisCrémant du JuraMacvin du Jura
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