Colombaud

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Colombaud lithograph.

Colombaud is an old white grape variety that is grown in the Provence wine region in the south of France . The variety was first mentioned in writing by Pierre-Joseph Garidel in his 1715 work Histoire des plantes qui naissent aux environs d'Aix-en-Provence . Today, however, it is rarely used. In 1988 a planted vineyard area of ​​only 1 hectare was raised. This variety is not to be confused with the widely used Colombard variety .

José Vouillamoz recognized a genetic similarity between the Humagne Blanche variety and Colombaud, which is the father variety of the Swiss grape variety.

No clones have yet been released for viticulture.

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

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white, with a carmine-red tinge. The shiny young leaves are initially slightly woolly and later only covered with spider webs and partly spotted bronze (anthocyanin spots)
  • The large leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are not bulged or moderately three-lobed. The stalk bay is slightly lyren-shaped open. The leaf margin is bluntly serrated. The teeth are set medium-wide compared to other grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough.
  • The cylindrical grape is medium-sized and very dense. The round or slightly ovoid berries are large. They are whitish in color even when fully ripe.

The Colombaud grape ripens around 30 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late for a grape variety internationally. The variety is considered to be very vigorous and was therefore very popular in the past on the very poor soils of Cassis . Colombaud 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.

Since the variety is very susceptible to gray mold rot , the berries were harvested before they were fully ripe. The white wine is ready to eat in this case only after a storage period of two to three years.

Synonyms

The Colombaud grape variety is also known under the names Aubi, Aubié, Aubier, Aubier franc blanc, Blanquette, Blanquette de Lavilledieu, Bouteillan blanc (but it is not related to the red variety Bouteillan Noir ), Brachet, Cérès, Coloban, Colomba, Colombeau, Cloumbeau, Couloumbaou, Couloumbat blanc, Coumbeau, Couroumbaou, Grègues, Lubaou, Mellenc, Mouilla, Poupe Saumo, Poupo Saoumo, Psalmodi blanc, Saint-Pierre and Salem.

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