Molette is a white French wine

French wine

French wine is produced in several regions throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France has the world's second-largest total vineyard area, behind Spain, and is in the position of being the world's largest wine producer...

 grape planted primarily in the Savoie region. As a varietal

Varietal

"Varietal" describes wines made primarily from a single named grape variety, and which typically displays the name of that variety on the wine label. Examples of grape varieties commonly used in varietal wines are Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Merlot...

 wine, Molette tends to produce neutral tasting wine so it is often blended with Roussette to add more complexity.

DNA analysis has revealed Molette to be a cross between Gouais Blanc

Gouais Blanc

Gouais Blanc or Weißer Heunisch is a white grape variety that is seldom grown today but is important as the ancestor of many traditional French and German grape varieties. The name Gouais derives from the old French adjective ‘gou’, a term of derision befitting its traditional status as the grape...

 and an unidentified grape variety.

Synonyms

Molette is also known under the synonyms Molette Blanche and Molette de Seyssel.

Molette is also used as a synonym for Mondeuse Blanche

Mondeuse Blanche

Mondeuse Blanche is a variety of white grape almost exclusively found in and around the Savoy wine region in France. With just of plantations in 1999, it leads a dwindling existence and is used primarily in the VDQS wine Bugey and the AOC Vin de Savoie.- Related grapes :DNA typing has established...

 and Mondeuse Noire

Mondeuse Noire

Mondeuse Noire is a red wine grape that is grown primarily in the Savoy region of France. The grape can also be found in Argentina, Australia, and California. The grape was hit hard during the phylloxera epidemic of the 19th century which nearly wiped out the vine from eastern France...

. Furthermore, Molette Noire is a synonym of Mondeuse Noire and Molette de Montmelian is a synonym of Jacquère

Jacquère

Jacquère is a variety of white grape found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France. It is a high-yielding vine variety which is used to produce lightly scented, rather neutral dry white wine, such as Vin de Savoie. Jacquère is the grape used in Apremont wines and is the usual wine paired with...

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