Merille
The red wine variety Mérille is a very old variety from the Sud-Ouest wine-growing region in southwest France and was widespread there.
The variety produces light, neutral and simple red wines that are mainly used as blending partners. Today it is still grown in small quantities in the appellations of Côtes de Bergerac , Bergerac , Côtes-du-Frontonnais and in the country wines Côtes du Tarn and Côtes de Gascogne . It is also cultivated in Argentina . The currently planted area in France is 139 hectares (as of 2002).
There is a genetic connection to the Prunelart grape variety .
Petite Merille is a synonym for the Milgranet grape variety .
See also the articles Viticulture in Argentina and Viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
The Mérille grape variety is also known under the names Baluzat, Balouzat, Bordelais, Bordelais Noir, Meril, Mérille Großes, Petit Piquart, Pica, Picard, Plant de Bordeaux, Perigord, Ponchou, Pouchon and Saint-Rabier.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Parentage of Merlot and related winegrape cultivars of southwestern France: discovery of the missing link ( Memento of the original from June 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF; 44 kB), by JM. Boursiquot, T. Lacombe, V. Laucou, S. Julliard, FX. Perrin, N. Lanier, D. Legrand and C. Meredith, in: Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 15, 2009: pp. 144-155.
Web links
- Mérille in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .