Braquet Noir
Braquet Noir (or Brachet) is an autochthonous red grape variety from the Provence wine-growing region in southern France . It has often been confused in the literature with the Italian variety Brachetto due to its similar name , although the leaf structure of both varieties is different. Brachet is used in the red and rosé wines of the Denomination of Origin Bellet , which are made near Nice . The current cultivation area is less than 30 hectares .
With the grape variety Braquet Blanc, there is a light-colored variety of the grape variety.
Synonyms
The Braquet Noir grape variety is also known under the names Bracelet, Brachet and Braquet.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is hairy with white wool and occasionally colored carmine red. The red young leaves are slightly woolly hairy and already five-lobed.
- The medium-sized, pale green leaves are five-lobed and deeply indented (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is lyren-shaped open. The sheet is serrated to a point. The teeth are closely set compared to other grape varieties. The leaf surface is slightly blistered. In autumn the leaves turn slightly reddish.
- The conical to cylindrical grape is medium-sized (on average 337 grams) and has loose berries. The round berries are medium-sized (2.3 grams on average) and black and blue in color.
The high-yielding variety ripens around 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore already considered to ripen late. Bouillet 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
Web links
- Photos of the Brachet grape variety
- Braquet Noir in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
Individual evidence
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .