Roublot

The white grape Roublot is grown mainly in the French department of Yonne. The late maturing variety produces specific white wines with good alcohol content, are prone to rapid oxidation. The variety is almost completely gone, because it is very susceptible to powdery mildew and gray mold. They therefore provides only very fluctuating yields. In the 19th century the variety Roublot was very common in the area of the municipality of Saint -Bris- le- Vineux.

Origin

A 1999 Carole Meredith conducted, large-scale DNA analysis with 352 varieties it can be concluded that the variety Roublot is a natural hybrid of the varieties Pinot blanc and Gouais Blanc. From the same survey showed that the varieties Aligoté, Aubin Vert, Auxerrois, Bachet noir, Beaunoir, Chardonnay, Dameron, Franc Noir de la Haute Saône, Gamay Blanc Gloriod, Gamay, Knipperlé, Melon de Bourgogne, Peurion, Romorantin and Sacy similar as well as the Roublot all originated from spontaneous crosses between Pinot Blanc and Gouais. Since the genetic differences between Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris and Pinot Noir are extremely low, there is a precise specification of the Pinot - type not yet available.

The success of these spontaneous crossing is explained that the two parent varieties are fundamentally different, genetically speaking. While the varieties of Pinot family believed to originate from Burgundy, the Gouais Blanc was brought by the Romans to France. In the Rebgärten of Burgundy and the southern Champagne both varieties were for some centuries in the Joint sentence.

Ethnicity: Pinot Blanc x Gouais

Synonyms

The grape is also known under the name Roublot Aubanne, César Blanc, César Bitch, Haubanne, Meslier, Plant de Vaux, Plant Paule, Robleau, Roblot, Roublat and Roubleau known.