Pineau d'Aunis

Pineau d' Aunis is a red grape variety that is cultivated mainly in the French Loire wine region. The name derives from the medieval monastery Prieuré d' Aunis in Dampierre -sur -Loire near Saumur from. There the grape variety was selected from existing Rebgärten. However, the professional world is not quite sure whether it is a separate variety in question ( the Ampelograph Pierre Galet is of this opinion ), or whether it is a mutation of the variety Chenin Blanc. The area under vines was the early 1990s, yet at approximately 1000 hectares. In 2007, only 436 acres were raised. (Source ONIVINS, )

She was admitted into the red and rosé wines of appellation wines of Anjou, Coteaux du Vendômois, Touraine Rosé de Loire, Coteaux du Loir, Crémant de Loire and Valençay. The Pineau d' Aunis profitable results in lightweight, low-alcohol wines with a raspberry - aroma and slightly peppery notes that should be drunk in its youth. In the past, the species was displaced by the Cabernet Franc substantially.

In France, the clones 235 and 289 allowed for the development of quality wine.

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

Synonyms

The grape Pineau d' Aunis is also known under the name of Aunis, Brune Noir, Chenin Noir, Côt á queue Rouge, Gros Veronais, Kek Chenin, Mançais Noir, Pineau d' Aunis Pinot, Plant d' Aunis and Plant de Mayet.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is white wool hairy, slightly ruby approach. The bright green young leaves are slightly hairy and greenish- bronze color ( Anthocyanflecken ).
• The medium size, dark green leaves ( see also the article sheet form) are five-lobed and tiefgebuchtet. The petiole is closed lyre -shaped. The blade is serrated blunt. The leaf surface, also called leaf blade is slightly blistered. In autumn, the leaves discolored partly reddish.
• The cylindrical to conical bunch is medium ( a grape weighs on average 230 g) and right dichtbeerig. The oval berries ( a berry is about 2 g in weight ) are medium in size and of a bluish - black color. The berry capsule is coated moderately thick and of a slightly whitish wax.

The grape ripens about 18 days after Chasselas, and thus is still considered an early ripening. Pineau d' Aunis is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.