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Are Négrette and Carmenère related?
Ned Goodwin, Tokyo: I have just put a Négrette-based wine from the Côtes du Frontonnais on a wine list here in Tokyo, as an esoteric quaffer. The nose distinguishes this particular wine from the slew of Bordelais-type acolytes from both the Frontonnais and nearby Marmandais, Gaillac et al. Robert Plageolles' wines are the exceptions. In any event, I went to a Chilean tasting the other day and, nosing a straight Carmenère, it dawned on me that the lifted and almost floral nose was akin to that of the Négrette. Are these varieties related, Jancis? Thanks for the wonderful site. me: There's no genetic relationship I...
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