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Gros Verdot is a red French wine grape variety that was a historically important grape in the Gironde wine region of Bordeaux but plantings of the variety have been banned in the region since 1946〔J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 447, Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2〕 with the grape no longer being a permitted variety in any AOC Bordeaux wines.〔〔INAO ''"(CAHIER DES CHARGES DE L'APPELLATION D'ORIGINE CONTRÔLÉE BORDEAUX-V Encépagement )"'' (French) pg 4/25 June 11th, 2008〕 Today the grape is not widely cultivated with limited plantings in France, Chile and California where it is an acceptable component in Bordeaux-style Meritage blends.〔Meritage Alliance (Meritage Fact Sheet ) Accessed: March 23rd, 2013〕〔 Despite the similar name, ampelographers believe there is no direct genetic relation between Gros Verdot and Petit Verdot.〔J. Robinson ''Vines Grapes & Wines'' pgs 159, 199 & 790 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6〕 ==History== While ampelographers once believed that Gros Verdot originated with Petit Verdot in the Gironde region, DNA testing in 2007 showed that the grape likely originated as a wild grapevine domesticated in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region. The name ''Verdot'' stems from the French word ''vert'' meaning "green" and is thought to reference the acidic, unripe flavors that the grape can have if not given a long growing season to full ripen before harvest. The term ''Gros'' means "grand" or "large", however Gros Verdot actually has smaller berries than Petit Verdot.〔 The earliest mention of Gros Verdot comes from a 1736 document detailing it as one of the grapes, along with Petit Verdot, that was growing in the Bordeaux wine region. In the 19th century, Gros Verdot was a prominent grape in the Queyries vineyard planted outside the city of Bordeaux on land that is now part of the Jardin botanique de la Bastide. New plantings of Gros Verdot were officially banned from the Gironde in 1946 and today it is not listed in the French government's official register of permitted grape varieties.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gros Verdot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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