Chenanson

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Chenanson is a red wine variety . It is a French new breed by Paul Truel of INRA Montpellier (Institut national de la recherche agronomique), which was created in 1958 from a cross between the grape varieties Grenache x Jurançon Noir. The variety received plant variety protection in 1978 and was added to the variety list in 1985 .

Chenanson is in the department of Aude , Bouches-du-Rhône , Gard , Hérault , Pyrénées-Orientales , Var and Vaucluse admitted. Planted areas (539 hectares of vineyards were registered in 2008 ) are currently in the departments of Gard, Hérault and Aude. After initially great success, the area under vines has been declining again for several years.

The high-yielding variety produces structured, deep dark wines with a medium alcohol content. It is suitable for the development of dry red wines . It is ideally suited to dry and hot locations.

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

Synonyms: Chenason, strain number INRA 1509-149,

Parentage: Grenache × Jurançon Noir

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Les Cepages Noirs dans le Vignoble (PDF) ( Memento of January 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on red grape varieties per Greater Region, Part 1, publication by the Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture - ONIVINS, as of 2008
  2. ↑ Les Cepages Noirs dans le Vignoble (PDF) ( Memento from March 1, 2012 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on red grape varieties per greater region, part 2, publication by the Office National Interprofessionnel des Fruits, des Legumes, des Vins et de l'Horticulture - ONIVINS, as of 2008

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literature

Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .