Chambourcin

Chambourcin is a red grape variety. It is an interspecific new breed between varieties Seyve Villard 12-417 and Chancellor. The crossing of the hybrid vine was carried out by the French Joannes Seyve from the breeding family Seyve Villard. The exact date of the junction is unknown. The distribution of the strain was, however, much later in 1963. Joannes Seyve has left no documentation of the intersection, so that the origin is not completely determined with certainty. The name comes from a Chambourcin community name Bougé - Chambalud in the department of Isère. There had Seyve a trial field.

The late-ripening variety is characterized by strong growth and high yield. It shows a good resistance against downy mildew and black rot of the vine; The wine is dark, rich and aromatic, and is somewhat similar to the Merlot. The for summer warm areas well suited to winter frost danger variety is mainly in the Rhone Valley in France, the United States (for example, on the East Coast in the states of Arkansas, Michigan, New York, North Carolina with the wine region Yadkin Valley AVA, Ohio and Virginia ), in the Australian Hunter Valley, Georgia, New Zealand ( 4 hectares in 2007). and grown in Ticino in Switzerland (2.48 acres, as of 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG ). In general one expects again a rise in the vineyards. According to a decree of 18 April 2008, the grape variety is one of the officially authorized varieties for commercial cultivation, as shares of the noble vine Vitis vinifera contained in the genome of the plant. In 2007, France levied in 800 acres of vineyards (: , Source ONIVINS ) was

The grape was used to develop the new breed Regent.

See also the article viticulture in France, viticulture in Georgia, viticulture in Switzerland, viticulture in Australia, viticulture in the United States and viticulture in New Zealand and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

  • J. S. 26205 or J. S. 26-205, Joannes Seyve 26205, Johannès Syve 26-205

Descent

  • Seyve Villard 12-417 x Chancellor ( vulgo Seibel 7053 )
Varietal Crossbreed Hybrid grape Arkansas wine Michigan wine New York wine North Carolina wine Ohio wine Virginia wine Regent (grape) Australian wine Chancellor (grape) Pierre Galet Jancis Robinson
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