Petit Manseng is related to Gros Manseng, but its berries are smaller and have a thicker skin. The grapes are able to develop a high sugar content while maintaining the elevated acidity required for balancing the best sweet and semi-sweet wines. Generally harvested in November, Petit Manseng offers naturally low yields with high concentration due to the grapes partially dehydrating on the vine. Used alone or blended with Gros Manseng, Arrufiac or Courbu, this variety is the key ingredient that elevates Jurançon and Pacherenc-du-Vic-Bilh to the ranks of the world’s most distinctive sweet wines. Petit Manseng can be used to make whites that are dry, fruity and lively, as well as excellent semi-sweet wines with abundant fragrances and aromas.

Source: Vin du Sud-Ouest de la France, Wikipedia