Arriloba

The white grape variety is a new variety between Raffiat de Moncade x Sauvignon Blanc. Arriloba means "the nephew of Pierre" in the Basque language (Harri = Pierre, Loba = nephew). The cross was made on behalf of INRA in 1954 by the Basque Pierre Marcel Durquéty (1923-2016) with the support of the University of Montpellier. Incidentally, the same parents also gave rise to the Agorra variety. This early-maturing, high-yielding vine is resistant to botrytis due to its thick berry skins. It produces a white wine similar to Sauvignon Blanc and is also used as table grape. In south-western France, it is cultivated on 46 hectares in the Charentais area. There are also further areas under cultivation in Brazil (2 ha) and Uruguay (6 ha). In 2016, a total of 54 hectares of vines were declared (Kym Anderson).

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