Meslier-Saint-François

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Meslier-Saint-François is an old white grape variety that is grown in the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region in southwestern France . It is approved for commercial viticulture in various departments , but is only rarely used. In 1998, a planted vineyard area of ​​less than 70 hectares was raised after in 1958 2,322 hectares were still under yield. In Sud-Ouest the variety is often used in mixed sentences.

The white wines are light, very simple and have a strong acidity . The grape variety plays a subordinate role in the production of Armagnac and Cognac .

A wide-ranging DNA analysis carried out by Carole Meredith in 1999 on 352 grape varieties suggests that the Meslier-Saint-François variety is a natural cross of the Gouais Blanc and Chenin Blanc varieties. The same research showed that the Colombard and Balzac Blanc varieties, similar to Meslier-Saint-François, all emerged from spontaneous crosses between Gouais Blanc and Chenin Blanc.

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

Parentage: Gouais Blanc x Chenin Blanc

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is very hairy whitish with a slightly reddish tinge. The green, slightly yellowish young leaves are moderately hairy.
  • The medium-sized leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are five-lobed and strongly curved. The stalk bay closed lyren-shaped. The leaf margin is serrated with medium strength. The leaf surface, also known as the leaf blade, is blistered and coarse.
  • The conical or cylindrical grape is medium to large in size, with dense berries and rarely shouldered. The round to slightly oval berries are medium to large in size and greenish-yellow in color.

Meslier-Saint-François is susceptible to powdery mildew and raw rot . However, the variety is sufficiently resistant to downy mildew . The yields are a high 100 hectoliters / hectare or a little higher.

So far, no clones have been selected and recognized in France. The Meslier-Saint-François grape variety ripens around 15 - 20 days after the Gutedel and is therefore relatively early.

Synonyms

Due to its formerly widespread use, the list of synonyms is quite extensive. Meslier-Saint-François is also known under the following names: Anereau, Annereau, Blanc ramé, Blanc ramet, Bonne blanche, Bordeaux blanc, Chalosse, Chalosse de Bordeaux, François blanc, Gros meslier, Grosse blanche, Meslier, Meslier blanc, Meslier d 'Orleans, Meslier de Seine et Oise, Meslier du Gâtinais, Meslier du Gers, Meslier gros, Meslier jaune, Meslier vert, Pelgarie, Pot de vin, Purgarie and Rochelin.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ John E. Bowers, René Siret, Carole P. Meredith, Patrice This, Jean-Michel Boursiquot: A Single Pair of Parents proposed for a Group of Grapevine Varieties in Northeastern France. In: Alain Bouquet, Jean-Michel Boursiquot (Ed.): Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference on Grapevine Genetics and Breeding. Montpellier, France, 6-10 July 1998 (= Acta Horticulturae. No. 528). International Society for Horticultural Science - Section Viticulture - Working Group on Environmental Physiology of Fruit Crops et al., Leuven et al. 2000, ISBN 90-6605-892-7 , pp. 129-132, doi : 10.17660 / ActaHortic.2000.528.15 , ( online (PDF; 19 kB) ).

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