Baco (Blanc, Noir)
Named for a famed French nurseryman the Baco Blanc was hybridized to solve the reluctance of Folle Blanche to grafting. Folle Blanche was the primary grape for Armagnac but was reduced by the phylloxera outbreak. Baco Blanc is now replaced by Ugni Blanc as the grape for Armagnac. Baco Noir was created from Folle Blanche and a wild vitus riparia in 1894 and never really took hold although it was widely planted in France. There are vines in the Eastern United states and Canada and I have sampled several desultory wines from this ignoble grape…Stick with the vitus vinifera if you want classic wine flavor profiles. Nothing to recommend.
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