Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains
One of the oldest grape varieties at all and is in numerous types before.
Muscat, Muscat blanc à petits grains French, is a very old and high-quality, globally widespread white wine grape variety with intense, complex bouquet of nutmeg. The berry is small to medium in size and of a yellowish green to golden color.
In Germany it is no longer as common as it is sensitive to frost with a penchant for coulure, medium and late maturing botrytisanfällig; ( area under vines approximately 174 hectares in 2008). In bad years, the acid may turn out hard and the bouquet dominant. In such cases, the wine is ideal for blending with Riesling, Sylvaner or Pinot Blanc. The same applies to Switzerland, where 49.4 hectares was charged. (2007, Source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG )
In warmer or hot regions, such as Italy, France ( 7,634 hectares in 2007), Spain, Portugal ( for example, the Moscatel de Setúbal), Hungary, Bulgaria, Algeria, Argentina, and Chile, he brings forth excellent lusciously sweet Muscat wine or spicy dessert wines. It is one of the grapes used for the production of the famous Tokaj wine. In South Africa, it is an important part of Constantia. In general, the wine is light and is characterized by a strong nutmeg bouquet.
The varietal is also very suitable as a table grape.
As a mutation originated from the Yellow Muscatel the Red Muscatel.
See also: Moscatel, Muscat
Synonyms
Given the global list of synonyms is very long.
Synonyms: Bela Dinka, Beli nutmeg, Bily muscatel, Blanche douse, Brown muscat, Francesco ornamental veros muscatel, Frontignac, Yellow incense, Katzendreckler, MOSCATA bianca, Moscatel branco, Moscatel castellano, Moscatel commun, Moscatel de bago muido, Moscatel de grano menudo, Moscatel de grano pequeno, Moscatel do Douro Moscatel fino, Moscatel galego, menudo blanco Moscatel, Moscatel morisco, Moscatel nunes, Moscatello bianco, Moscato bianco commune, Moscato d' Asti Moscato del Euganean Hills, Moscato di Canelli, Moscato di Montalcino, Moscato di Sardegna, Moscato di Trani, Moscatofilo, Muscat, Muscat Aspro, Muscat Muscat Lefko or leuko, Muscat Samou, Moschoudi, Moschoudi proimo, Moscovitza, Muscat Blanc, Muscat blanc à petits grains, Muscat Blanc commun, Muscat Blanc du Valais, Muscat Canelli, Muscat d'Alsace, Muscat de The, Muscat de Frontignan, Muscat de Lunel, Muscat de Samos, Muscat psilo, Muscat square, nutmeg Beli, Muskuti, Rumeni nutmeg, Uva de Cheiro, Uva Moscatello, incense, white muscat grape, White Muscat, White Frontignan, Zoruna
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is easy woolly haired with light reddish - bronze approach. The bronze-colored young leaves are slightly hairy and shiny.
- The medium-sized, thick leaves are round (usually longer than wide), five-lobed and distinctly sinuate. The petiole is V-shaped open. The sheet is cut sharply. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties. The leaf surface (also called lamina ) is slightly blistered.
- The drum-shaped grape is hardly shouldered, tall, long and medium dichtbeerig. The roundish to slightly elongated berries are medium in size and of a greenish-yellow color. The shell of the berry is thick. The aroma of juicy berry is fine and has an aromatic bouquet with a distinctive muscat flavor.
In the case of infection with the transmitted by nematodes fanleaf disease of crop failure is stronger when compared with other varieties on the average.