Piquepoul

Piquepoul Blanc is a white grape variety in the French wines of Châteauneuf -du -Pape and Tavel and in the Spanish DO Alella, Empordà, Catalunya and Pla de Bages is approved. In addition, it is recommended for the entire South, but hardly used. In appearance it occurs in the white wine Picquepoul de Pinet ( Picpoul de Pinet also called ) from the region of the Coteaux du Languedoc. This wine contains at least 70 % of Piquepoul Blanc.

The grape produces flowery, very acidic wines. The acidity owes its name to the vine; Piquepoul translates lip biter or lip glasses.

Before the phylloxera infestation it was very common in use and was often blended with the grape Clairette Blanche. In the region of Armagnac she was the branch most frequently used; today it is replaced by the mass support Ugni Blanc. After the stocks had declined in the 1980s to 500 acres, the variety is beige replanted. In 2007, a vineyard area of ​​1,426 hectares was raised: Part 1: Part 2 In Spain, it is in the north of the country known as, for example, in Alella.

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

Ethnicity: mutation of the red variety Piquepoul Noir.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is half open. She is white wool with hairy ruby approach. The young leaves are hairy easy flame.
• The leaves are indented five lobes and deep. The petiole is lyrenförmig open. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set small and cramped compared to other varieties.
• The cone - shaped to cylindrical bunch is medium. The roundish berries are also medium in size.

The vine grew strong results in only low yields. The ideal vine training is that of the goblet. Piquepoul Blanc ripens about 30 days after Chasselas grape variety and is one of the late-ripening varieties. The variety is susceptible to powdery mildew and the raw rot.

Synonyms

The variety Piquepoul blanc is also known under the name Avello, Avillo, Extra, Feher Piquepoul, Languedoc, Picapoll, Picapolla, Picapulla, Picpoul Picpoul de Pinet and.