Terret Gris

The white grape Terret Gris is a variant of the old variety Terret from the Languedoc region of southern France. She was widely used there and finished in the year 1958 approximately 8,140 hectares of vineyards. Since the variety is very susceptible to disease, it has long been barely planted. In 1999, therefore, only 201 hectares under surface were registered.

Approved it is in the Languedoc appellations Corbières, Minervois and Coteaux du Languedoc and Provence region range. In the blended from several varieties of white wines she brings the acid.

Together with the varieties Terret Blanc and Terret Noir, it forms the family of the known varieties of Terret.

See also the article viticulture in France ( Languedoc → ( wine region ) ) and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: variety of Terret

Synonyms: Bourret, Tarret, terrain, Terret bourret, Terret rose

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is strong white wool to felt-like hairs, greenish with easy rötlichfarbenem approach. The bronze spotted, bubbly young leaves are slightly hairy.
• The medium-sized and thick leaves are five-lobed and moderately sinuate deep. The petiole is lyres - shaped open the peaks overlap slightly at the end of the petiole. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set moderately dilated in comparison to other varieties.
• The cone - shaped to cylindrical bunch is medium to large in size and dichtbeerig. The oblong berries are medium in size and slightly grayish color.

The grape ripens 30-35 days after Chasselas and is thus regarded as late maturing.

The variety is susceptible to powdery mildew, downy mildew, but is hardly affected by the gray mold.