Folle Blanche
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Folle Blanche is a traditional French white grape variety historically prized in Armagnac and Cognac production for its high acidity and delicate, floral spirits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folle Blanche canonical | 13 |
| Folle noire (in some contexts) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8688940 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folle Blanche Context triple: [Armagnac, grapeVarietyUsed, Folle Blanche]
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A.
Les Violets
Les Violets is the popular nickname of Toulouse FC, the French professional football club known for its distinctive purple team colors.
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B.
Noce Blanche
Noce Blanche is a 1989 French romantic drama film best known for featuring an early acclaimed performance by Vanessa Paradis as a troubled student in a forbidden relationship with her philosophy teacher.
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C.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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D.
La Fanette
"La Fanette" is a melancholic chanson by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, known for its vivid storytelling and themes of lost love and regret.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Folle Blanche Target entity description: Folle Blanche is a traditional French white grape variety historically prized in Armagnac and Cognac production for its high acidity and delicate, floral spirits.
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A.
Les Violets
Les Violets is the popular nickname of Toulouse FC, the French professional football club known for its distinctive purple team colors.
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B.
Noce Blanche
Noce Blanche is a 1989 French romantic drama film best known for featuring an early acclaimed performance by Vanessa Paradis as a troubled student in a forbidden relationship with her philosophy teacher.
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C.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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D.
La Fanette
"La Fanette" is a melancholic chanson by Belgian singer-songwriter Jacques Brel, known for its vivid storytelling and themes of lost love and regret.
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E.
La Sablonière
La Sablonière is one of the small islets within the Les Écréhous reef and island group off the coast of Jersey in the Channel Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | grape variety ⓘ |
| acidityLevel | very high ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Enrageat Blanc
ⓘ
Gros Plant ⓘ Pardina (historical synonym) ⓘ Picpoule ⓘ Piquepoul du Gers ⓘ
linked to:
Piquepoul Blanc
|
| aromaDescriptor |
citrus
ⓘ
grapey notes ⓘ green apple ⓘ white flowers ⓘ |
| berryCharacteristic | thin-skinned berries ⓘ |
| budburst | early ⓘ |
| clusterCharacteristic | large compact bunches ⓘ |
| color | white ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| cultivationTrend | reduced plantings after phylloxera ⓘ |
| currentUse |
niche high-quality Armagnac production
ⓘ
traditional Gros Plant wines in Loire-Atlantique ⓘ |
| flavourProfile |
crisp
ⓘ
tart ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
traditional Armagnac grape
ⓘ
traditional Cognac grape ⓘ |
| historicallyPrizedIn |
Armagnac
ⓘ
Cognac ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
delicate aromatics
ⓘ
floral aromas ⓘ high acidity ⓘ highly aromatic spirits ⓘ light body ⓘ |
| primaryAppellation | Gros Plant du Pays Nantais AOC ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
Armagnac region
ⓘ
Cognac region ⓘ Loire-Atlantique ⓘ Southwest France ⓘ
linked to:
southwestern France
|
| reasonForDecline |
disease susceptibility
ⓘ
phylloxera devastation ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Baco Blanc in Armagnac
ⓘ
Ugni Blanc in Cognac ⓘ |
| ripeningTime | mid to late ⓘ |
| susceptibleTo |
botrytis bunch rot
ⓘ
downy mildew ⓘ phylloxera ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Armagnac production
ⓘ
Cognac production ⓘ distillation ⓘ table wine production ⓘ |
| vineVigour | high ⓘ |
| wineStyle |
base wine for distillation
ⓘ
high-acid still white wine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Folle Blanche Description of subject: Folle Blanche is a traditional French white grape variety historically prized in Armagnac and Cognac production for its high acidity and delicate, floral spirits.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.