Petit Rouge is a red Italian wine grape variety that ampelographers believe is indigenous to the Valle d'Aosta (French: Vallée d'Aoste) region of northwest Italy.[1] However, there is some confusion about whether Petit Rouge is the same variety as the red Swiss wine grape Rouge de Valais.[2]
The grape is somewhat obscure and is not widely grown outside the Valle d'Aosta where it is primarily a blending variety but some varietal wines are produced.[3] In blends, it adds floral aroma notes and dark color to the wines.[2]
- ^ J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 136 Oxford University Press 1996 ISBN 0-19-860098-4
- ^ a b J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 210 Mitchell Beazley 1986 ISBN 1-85732-999-6
- ^ Oz Clarke & M. Rand Encyclopedia of Grapes pg 167 Webster International Publishers ISBN 0-15-100714-4