| Barbaroux | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
 Barbaroux in Viala & Vermorel (as Grec Rouge) | |
| Color of berry skin | Rose |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | Barbarossa and other synonyms |
| Notable regions | France, Provence and Corsica |
| VIVC number | 973 |
Barbaroux (also known as Grec rouge) is a pink-skinned French wine grape variety grown in southeastern France. It is a permitted variety in the appellation d'origine contrôlée wine of Cassis in Provence as well as in the Ajaccio region of Corsica. While it is sometimes known under the synonym "Barbarossa", DNA profiling has shown the Barbaroux grown in Provence is distinct from the Barbarossa vines grown in Liguria and Piedmont[1] and is likely unrelated to all Italian Barbaross vines. There is also debate among ampelographers about whether the Barbaroux vines in Provence and Corsica are the same grape or separate Vitis vinifera varieties.[2]
- ^ D. TORELLO. M. ARINONI, S. RAIMONDI, P. RUFFA, T. LACOMBE, and A. SCHNEIDER "Identification of grape cultivars from Liguria" pg 7 Vitis 48 (4), 175–183 (2009)
- ^ J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours pgs 83-84 Allen Lane 2012 ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2