Gaillac

[Scoop]

Foodie:

The primary white grape variety in Gaillac is the local Mauzac, which makes an aromatic (apple peel is a common descriptor) and higly acidic wine, at its best in a barrel-matured off-dry/medium sweet style ("Gaillac doux" or "Gaillac Premieres Cote"), although good "sec" version are made, too. It is also used in Limoux sparklers.

Mauzac is often blended with another local variety, Len de l'El. One also finds some well-made Sauv Blanc in Gaillac, and the other classic Bordeaux varieties, Semillion and Muscadelle are present in small quantities, sometimes in blends with the indigenous varieties. Another local, Ondenc, is supposedly coming back into fashion.

My source: The Oxford Wine Companion.

Cheers,

Scoop