Aragnan Blanc

Aragnan Blanc (also: Araignan blanc) is a white grape variety. It is, according to the ampelographers Victor Pulliat an autochthonous variety from the area around the church Villelaure in the department of Vaucluse. Despite minor differences Pierre Galet thought that the species is probably identical with the variety Oeillade Blanche.

The late-ripening variety is in no appellation of France to the recommended varieties for cultivation, but is nevertheless in the appellation range in Aix -en- Provence admitted. Varietal white wines are not offered.

Synonym: Araignan Blanc

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

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. It is whitish- woolly hairy, slightly ruby approach. The young leaves are hairy at first dichtwollig thereafter only leichtwollig hairy and be shiny. The young leaves are bronze-colored speckled ( Anthocyanflecken ).
• The small leaves are only slightly indented five lobes ( see also the article sheet form). The petiole is oval shaped closed. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are large in comparison with the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called lamina ) is only in the region of the petiole vesicular coarse.
• The medium sized grape is conically shaped to cylindrical, shouldered and loose-. The oval berries are medium in size and of a greenish-yellow color.

Aragnan Blanc ripens about 15 days after the variety Chasselas and is therefore applicable in international comparison as early maturing. It is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ).