Grape Variety: Gros Manseng

Variety Name	Gros Manseng
TTB Approved Name(s)	Gros Manseng
Common Synonyms	Manseng Gros blanc
All Synonyms	Gros Mansenc blanc, Gros Manseng blanc, Ichiriota Zuria Handia, Ichiriota Zuriahandla, Manseng gros blanc, Petit-Mansenc
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 4 references Hide references ENTAV. Catalogue of Selected Wine Grape Varieties and Clones Cultivated in France.1995. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food CTPS. France. Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	White
Uses	Wine
Comments	This variety is a native of vineyards in the Pyrenees (Basque region) in southern France.

Gros Manseng Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Gros Manseng [01] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	This proprietary selection from France is Gros Manseng Guillaume selection G1 from Pepiniere Guillaume in Charcenne, France. It was imported in 2008 and is distributed through Guillaume Grapevine Nursery and its licensees.
	Gros Manseng [02]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	France, via Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, California
Comments	This selection was donated to the Foundation Plant Services public collection in 2010 by Tablas Creek Vineyards in Paso Robles, California. Gros Manseng FPS 02 is reported to be from a unique source vine in France. The original mother plants for this Tablas Creek vineyard selection were imported through the Geneva, New York, quarantine program in the 1980's. Gros Manseng FPS 02 successfully completed disease testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2012. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2012 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2015.
	Gros Manseng [397] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Authorized French clone Gros Manseng 397 from ENTAV, France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	This proprietary selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 2012 from IFV in France. The plant material is official French clone 397, which originated in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques region of France. The ENTAV catalogue indicates that the clone yields dry and sweet wines that are typical and fine. Gros Manseng 397 successfully completed testing to qualify for the FPS foundation vineyard in 2013. Gros Manseng 397 will be distributed by ENTAV licensees.