Carignan Blanc

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Carignan Blanc is a white wine variety . It is a mutation of the Carignan Gris grape variety . It was discovered and first described by Combettes and Despetits in 1900. The grape variety is very susceptible to powdery mildew and raw rot .

Carignan Blanc is mainly grown in the French departments of Hérault , Pyrénées-Orientales , Aude and Gard . While in 1958 2316 hectares of planted vineyards were raised, the stock was 1089 hectares in 1998 and 460 hectares in 2007. Although it is approved in the Faugères appellation , it is mainly processed into simple table wines . It results in sour, very neutral white wines that are used almost exclusively for blending with other types.

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

  • Synonyms: Feher Carignan, Karinjan
  • Parentage: mutation of Carignan Gris

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy with white wool and rimmed reddish. The yellowish young leaves are also coated with white wool and quickly become thin and shiny.
  • The very large leaves are five-lobed and strongly cupped (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is open in a U-shape. The sheet is serrated to a point. The teeth are large compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called the leaf blade) is rough and blistered.
  • The conical to cylindrical grape is large, shouldered or branched and dense berries. The round berries are medium-sized and yellowish in color. The vines are thick-skinned and the must weight is usually high.

Carignan ripens almost 30 days after the Gutedel . It is therefore considered to ripen late. The late shoot protects it from the risk of late frost. The vigorous variety produces consistently high yields.

It is very susceptible to powdery mildew and downy mildew and is prone to raw rot due to its dense berries . Carignan Blanc 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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LES CEPAGES BLANCS DANS LE VIGNOBLE (PDF) ( Memento from March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on white grape varieties per Greater Region, Part 1, publication of the OFFICE NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS, DES LEGUMES, DES VINS ET DE L'HORTICULTURE - ONIVINS for short, as of 2008
  2. ↑ LES CEPAGES BLANCS DANS LE VIGNOBLE (PDF) ( Memento from March 23, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on white grape varieties per greater region, part 2, publication of the OFFICE NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS, DES LEGUMES, DES VINS ET DE L'HORTICULTURE - ONIVINS for short, as of 2008

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