Téoulier is a red French wine grape variety found in south east France. Ampelographers speculate that the grape may have originated around the Provençal town of Manosque due to the town's close association with several synonyms of the variety. For most of the 20th century, plantings of Téoulier have steadily declined and today is rarely found.J. Robinson Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes pg 184 Oxford University Press 1996
There is also a white mutation of the variety known as Téoulier blanc.Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Téoulier blanc Accessed: August 16th, 2012
Wine regions
Téoulier is a permitted variety in the red and rosé wines of the Palette AOC where it is known as Manosquin. Here it is primarily blended with Grenache, Mourvedre and Cinsault which collectively must make up at least 80% of the wine. Manosquin is permitted up to a maximum of 20% as a minor component along with Syrah, Carignan Castets, Muscat noir and Cabernet Sauvignon.P. Saunders Wine Label Language pp. 91 Firefly Books 2004
Synonyms Among the synonyms that Téoulier has been known as over the years include: Brun, Grand Téoulier, Gros Teoulier, Manosquen, Manosquin, Petit Téoulier, Petit Thuilier, Petit Thulier, Plant de Manosque, Plant de Porto, Plant Dufour, Taurier, Teinturier Téoulier, Thuillier, Teoulie, Teoulier, Thuilier, Thuillier Noir and Trouillère.Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Téoulier Accessed: August 16th, 2012
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