Carminoir

Carminoir is a red wine variety , a new breed of Agroscope Changins-Wädenswil Switzerland from Pinot Noir with Cabernet Sauvignon from 1982.

The variety is botrytis-resistant and ripens as late as Cabernet Sauvignon, so it is only suitable for good and best locations .

With a moderate yield level and ripe grapes, strong, colorful and tannin-rich wines can be produced, the aroma of which is described as very complex. Small stocks are known in Switzerland . (9.4 hectares, as of 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG)

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

Synonyms : none

Origin : Pinot Noir x Cabernet Sauvignon

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: The Wine Year 2008 (PDF) , published by Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG

Web links

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

literature

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