Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône

The red variety Franc Noir de la Haute Saône was formerly widespread in the north-eastern wine regions of France, is today but with less than 5 hectares of vineyards in the Aube Varieties represented. Around the year 1845, the variety by the teacher Gougenot in the Haute -Saône was highly touted.

See also the article viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties.

Origin

Due to genetic studies of 352 varieties in 1998 turned out that the varieties Aligoté, Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Chardonnay, Dameron, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Knipperlé, Melon de Bourgogne, Peurion, Romorantin, Roublot and Sacy similar to the variety Franc Noir de la Haute Saône all originated from spontaneous crosses between Pinot Blanc and Gouais. Since the genetic differences between Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are extremely low, there is a precise specification of the Pinot - type not yet available.

The success of these spontaneous crossing is explained that the two parent varieties are fundamentally different, genetically speaking. While the varieties of Pinot family believed to originate from Burgundy, the Gouais Blanc was brought by the Romans to France. In the Rebgärten of Burgundy and the southern Champagne both varieties were for some centuries in the Joint sentence.

Ethnicity: Pinot Blanc x Gouais

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is strongly hairy white wool. The young leaves are slightly hairy and yellow colors.
  • The medium-sized leaves are five-lobed and sinuate default. The petiole is narrow open or even closed. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set in comparison with the vine medium wide to wide. The leaf surface (also called lamina ) is vesicular coarse. In autumn, the foliage turns red in part.
  • The cone - shaped to cylindrical grape is small and dichtbeerig. The slightly elongated berries are small and blue-black color.

The grape Franc Noir de la Haute Saône matures 10-12 days after Chasselas and therefore one of the earlier maturing varieties.

Synonyms

The variety Franc Noir de la Haute -Saône is also known by the name of Francesco De Noir Cendrecourt, Franc Noir De Gy, Franc Noir de Jussey, Franc Noir De Venere, Gougenot, Gougenot Saone and Plant Jacquot.

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