Arrufiat

Arrufiat , also Arrufiac or Ruffiac , is an old white grape variety that is grown in the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region in southwest France (in Gascon ). It is part of the appellations - wines Pacherenc du Vic-Bilh and Tursan (but not in the Béarn , where it was confused with the Raffiat de Moncade variety ) or in the Vin Delimité de Qualité Supérieur -Wein Côtes de Saint-Mont , otherwise it is but rarely used. The wines produced from it do not have particularly high alcohol levels, but have an intense aroma that is sometimes vaguely reminiscent of a Madeira wine . The Arruffiac is often a blending partner of the Courbu .

In France, at the end of the 1990s, 123 hectares of vines were raised. However, it is assumed that the area will continue to decrease as new plantings are hardly known.

The clones 405, 652, 653, 921 and 922 are approved for quality wine growing. The first two clones mentioned produce the best quality results.

A study published in 2007 suggests that the white arrufiate is genetically closely related to the Verdot grape family (e.g. Petit Verdot ). Arrufiat is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.

See also : Viticulture in France  and List of Grape Varieties

Synonyms

The Arrufiat grape variety is also known under the names Arafiat, Arrefiac, Arrefiat, Arrufiac, Arufiat, Bouiddelet, Pacherenc, Raffiac, Raffiat, Refiat, Ruffiac, Rufiat, Rouffiac femelle and Zurizerratia (in the French Basque Country).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Louis Bordenave, Thierry Lacombe, Valérie Laucou, Jean-Michel Boursiquot: Etude historique, génétique et ampélograpfique des cépages Pyrénéo Atlantiques . In: Le Bulletin de l'OIV . tape 80 , no. 920-921-922 , 2007, ISSN  0029-7127 , p. 553-586 (French, oiv.int [PDF; 5.3 MB ; accessed on November 26, 2014]). online ( Memento of the original from June 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .

Web links

• Arrufiat in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)