Irsai Olivér

Oliver Irsay ( in Hungary Irsai Olivér ) is a white grape variety. It is a new variety from 1930 by the Hungarian Pál Kocsis Rebzüchter that x Csaba Gyöngye (Pearl of Csaba ) emerged from a cross between Pozsonyi Fehér ( White Pressburger ). Oliver Irsay is mainly in the Hungarian wine regions of Pannonhalma - Sokoróalja, South -Balaton (South- Balaton ), Mátraalja, Ászár - Neszmély common. It is also grown in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Austria (mainly in Burgenland). The wine is fruity with a distinct, vegetative nutmeg.

See also the article viticulture in Hungary, viticulture in Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Viticulture Viticulture in Austria and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: White Pressburger x Pearl of Csaba

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. It is slightly woolly hairy and greenish- white color. The bright green young leaves are covered spinnwebig.
• The leaves are five-lobed and sinuate strong. The petiole is U-shaped open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties.
• The cone - shaped to cylindrical grape is thick but short and lockertbeerig. The roundish berries are small to medium in size and of a golden yellow color. The berries have a slight muscat flavor, which they pass on to the wine.

Oliver Irsay ripens a few days before the Chasselas. It is thus considered very early maturing. The powerfully built strain grew provides steady returns.

Synonyms

Oliver Irsay is also under the synonym name Aranylo, Aranylo Korai, Carola, Irchai Oliver, Irsai, Irsai Olivér, Irsai Olivér Muskotály, Irshai Oliver, Karola, Korai Aranylo, Muscat Oliver, Nutmeg Oliver, Oliver Irsai, Zölötistii rannii, Zolotisti ranij and Zolotistyi rannii known.