{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Arrufiac | color = Blanc | image = <!-- Image of grape bunch --> | caption = <!-- Caption of image --> | species = ''Vitis vinifera'' | also_called = See list of synonyms | origin = France | hazards = <!-- Viticultural hazards --> | regions = | wines = Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh }}
'''Arrufiac''' (or '''Arrufiat''') is a white French wine grape variety<ref name="VIVC">[http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=651 Arrufiac], Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 26, 2010</ref> that is primarily planted in the Gascony region of South West France. It is a secondary grape in the wines from the Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh ''Appellation d'origine contrôlée'' (AOC).<ref name="Robinson pg 100"> J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Wine Course'' Third Edition pg 100 Abbeville Press 2003 {{ISBN|0-7892-0883-0}} </ref> While the grape has had a long history being blended with Petit Courbu in Gascon wines, it has only recently experienced a resurgence of interest in the late 20th century following the release of white blends from Andrė Dubosc of Producteurs Plaimont, one of the region's largest co-operative wineries, in the 1980s.<ref name="wine grapes">J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 24 Oxford University Press 1996 {{ISBN|0-19-860098-4}} </ref>
==Wine regions== left|thumb|The Gascony region where Arrufiac has been historically grown. Arrufiac has had a long history of use in the wines of Gascony, particularly those from the AOC region of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh, covering the same area as Madiran, and those from the Béarn AOC in the Vic-Bilh hills.<ref name="Clarke"> Oz Clarke ''Encyclopedia of Grapes'' pg 38 Harcourt Books 2001 {{ISBN|0-15-100714-4}} </ref> There, the grape was often blended with Petit Courbu which, along with Arrufiac's distinctive gunflint aroma, gave the wines of Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh a distinctive contrast to the white wines of nearby Jurançon.<ref name="wine grapes"/> Additionally, winemakers in Gascony have blended Arrufiac with the other grapes of Jurançon, Petit Manseng and Gros Manseng.<ref name="Clarke"/>
==Wine styles== Arrufiac is used primarily as a blending wine with its medium body and relatively low alcohol levels for a wine grown in southern France. In blends, its main contribution is in the aroma and bouquet, with wines featuring Arrufiac often marked by a distinctive gunflint note.<ref name="wine grapes"/>
==Synonyms== Arrufiac and its wines are known under a variety of synonyms including Ambre, Arafiat, Arrefiac, Arrefiat, Arrufiat, Arufiat, Raffiac, Raffiat, Refiat, Rouffiac Femelle, Ruffiac, Ruffiac Blanc, and Rufiat.<ref name="VIVC"/>
==References== {{reflist}}
Category:White wine grape varieties