Fer
Fer (also known as Fer Servadou, Pinenc, Mansois and several other synonyms) is a red
Bergerac.[1] The grape is also featured in red blends from several vin de pays regions in the south west with significant plantings coming from the Aveyron department.[2]
According to wine expert
Argentina.[2]
The name Fer is
trellis.[2]
History
Fer has a long tradition in the southwestern wine regions of France and is possibly
color and concentration it added even though viticulture and cultivation could be difficult due to its extremely hard wood stock. Though the grape developed numerous synonyms throughout the region, the "iron-like" hardness of the vine's wood gave rise to its primary name, Fer, which is also the French word for iron.[2]
Wine regions
While plantings of Fer can be found through southwest France, the grape is most widely planted in the Aveyron department where it is featured in the wines of
Cabardès in the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region and Bergerac in the Dordogne which is essentially the northernmost reach of the grape.[2]
Outside France growers in Argentina thought that they had plantings of Fer under cultivation but in the late 20th century it was discovered that the 3,700 acres (1,700 hectares) of the vine was actually a clone of Malbec which, though a French grape itself, has no known relation to Fer.[2]
Wine styles
Wine expert
tannic and rustic with smokey aromas.[2]
Synonyms
Over the years Fer and its wines have been known under various
synonyms including Arech, Arrouya, Bequignaou, Béquignol, Bois droit, Braucol, Brocol, Caillaba, Camarouge, Camirouch, Chalamoncet, Chalosse noir, Chausset, Couahort, Cruchenit, Estronc, Estrong, Fer bequignaou, Fer Noir, Ferre, Folle Rouge, Here, Herrant, Herre, Mances, Mansoi, Mansois, Mauran, Moura, Mourach, Noir brun, Panereuil, Petit Fer, Petit here, Petit Mourastel, Petite here, Piec, Piek, Pienc, Pinenc, Plant de fer, Queufort, Salebourg, Saoubade, Saumances, Saumansois, Saumences, Scarcit, Veron and Verron.[6]
References
- ISBN 0-19-860098-4
- ^ ISBN 1-85732-999-6
- ISBN 0-15-100714-4
- ^ Wine Pros "Fer entry Archived 2011-04-03 at the Wayback Machine" Oxford Companion to Wine, Accessed: February 14th, 2011
- ^ Les Caves de Pyrene "Grape Varieties Archived 2012-03-20 at the Wayback Machine" Accessed: February 14th, 2011
- ^ Fer Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, Accessed: February 14th, 2011