Carignan Gris

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The Carignan Gris white wine is a mutation of the Carignan grape variety . It was discovered and described for the first time by Alois Combettes in 1892. The grape variety is very susceptible to powdery mildew and raw rot . The white grape variety Carignan Blanc emerged from it.

Carignan Gris is grown mainly in the French departments of Hérault , Pyrénées-Orientales , Aude and Gard .

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

Synonyms: none known

Lineage: mutation of Carignan

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 in size and gray in color. The vines are thick-skinned and the must weight is usually high.

Carignan Gris 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 Gris 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.

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