Muscat Rouge à Petits Grains
Mutation of Yellow Muscat
Red Moscato is a white grape variety with strong nutmeg bouquet, which originated as a mutation from the Yellow Muscatel. The berry is medium in size and of a reddish color. In addition to the berry color all the other properties of the two varieties are identical.
In Germany it has been admitted in all growing areas, but could not prevail. Small stocks are also in Austria, France (316 acres, as of 2007, ) and Greece known. In bad years, the acid is too meaty and the bouquet very intrusive. In such cases, the wine is ideal for blending with Riesling, Sylvaner or Pinot Blanc.
In general, the wine is light and is characterized by a strong nutmeg bouquet. The varietal is also very suitable as a table grape.
See also the article viticulture in Germany, viticulture in France, in Greece and Viticulture Viticulture in Austria 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 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 slightly reddish 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.
Synonyms
The grape variety Red Moscato is also under the name of Brown Muscat, Brown Frontignac, Brown muscat, Busuioaca roza, Gray Muscat, Grizzly Frontignan, cumin grape, Moscado rosso, Moscatel menudo morado, Moscatella rubra, Moscato Rosso de Madera, Moscodel menudo morado, Muscat brun, Muscat corail, Muscat d'Alsace rouge, Muscat de corail, Muscat Frontignan rouge, Muscat gris, Muscat rouge, rouge Muscat à petits grains, Muscat rouge de Frontignan, Muscat gris, Muscat rouge, Muscat brun, Muscat de corail, Muscat violet, Moscato rosso, Muscat Frontinyanskii, nutmeg Kalyaba, nutmeg Krasny, nutmeg Rozovyi, gray Muscat, Muscat red, Piros Muskotály, red Frontignan, red Muscadel, Savory Roth, Tamaîiosa de Bohotin, Violet Muscat and incense roth known.