It is a typical grape of Bordeaux.

It is part of the vine appellations Sauternes, Barsac, Loupiac, Sainte-Croix du Mont, Bergerac, Monbazillac, Pouilly fumé, Blanc fumé de Pouilly, Sancerre, Menetou-Salon, Quincy, Reuilly, Valençay, Vin du Haut-Poitou, Saint-Bris, Cassis, Bandol,...

In Sauternes, it produces excellent sweet white wines. In other regions, it gives a dry white wine, very fragrant, elegant, fine, balanced, distinctive, and high in alcohol.

Aromas of apricot, acacia, bitter almond, pineapple, rosewood, blackcurrant bud, boxwood, blackcurrant, mushroom, lemon, quince, leather, spices, fennel, blackcurrant leaf, mackerel currant leaf, acacia flower, orange blossom, cut hay, fern, passion fruit, exotic fruits, broom, iris, mango, mint, honey, narcissus, smoky notes, musky notes, orange, straw, grapefruit, flint (Sancerre ), cooked leek, green pepper, fresh apple, flint, undergrowth, violet, citrus zest, ...