This is what good wine from the Mondeuse Blanche grape tastes like

Mondeuse Blanche is a very unknown, rare white grape from the French Savoie region. It's rare to find a wine made from this grape. Mondeuse Blanche wines aren't always particularly special; it's actually better known thanks to its famous siblings: Syrah and Viognier.

In Savoie, only a few hectares of Mondeuse Blanche vineyards remain. A few winemakers still make wine from it, and it's usually blended with other grapes as well. Wine made solely from Mondeuse Blanche has a soft character (not too intense acidity) and can be quite alcoholic. But it's hard to find one.

Mondeuse Blanche has been known in Savoie since the early nineteenth century, but likely much longer. Initially, it was thought to be a clone of Mondeuse Noire, but DNA research has shown that this is definitely not the case. Surprisingly, DNA research has shown that Mondeuse Blanche is one of the parents of the world-famous Syrah, with the unknown Dureza grape as its other parent. What's more, Mondeuse Blanche also turns out to be the parent of Viognier, after a brief relationship with another unknown grape.