peloursin?

[fraubrau]

Can someone please give me the definition and discribe the taste of a peloursin.

[Bucko]

Peloursin, found in Australia, is related to the Durif grape. No idea on the taste -- never tried same.

Bucko

[Zinner]

Bucko is absolutely right.
If you want more detail, the definition from Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes is "obscure southern French vine of which Durif was a selection. Small plantings of Peloursin, and some Durif, have been identified in north east Victoria in Australia."
I've tasted a lot of obscure grapes, but heck if I can remember this one. Sorry.
Since Durif is a relative, you may wonder about it.
Durif was propagated in south eastern France by a nurseryman Dr. Durif in the 1880s but the French didn't think much of the quality of the wine so most has died out. It was also long thought to be the same as the varietal Petite Sirah, but DNA fingerprinting at the University of California-Davis doesn't support this conclusion.


[This message has been edited by Zinner (edited 11-09-99).]