Pineau d'Aunis

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Pineau d'Aunis is a red wine variety that is mainly cultivated in the French wine-growing region of the Loire . The name is derived from the medieval monastery Prieuré d'Aunis in Dampierre-sur-Loire near Saumur . There the grape variety was selected from existing vineyards. However, experts do not yet fully agree on whether it is an independent variety (the ampelograph Pierre Galet is of this opinion) or whether it is a mutation of the Chenin Blanc variety . In the early 1990s, the area under vines was still around 1,000 hectares. In 2007, only 436Hectares raised. (Source ONIVINS)

It is permitted in the red and rosé wines of the appellation wines of Anjou , Coteaux du Vendômois , Touraine , Rosé de Loir , Coteaux du Loir , Crémant de Loire and Valençay . The high-yielding Pineau d'Aunis results in light, low-alcohol wines with a raspberry aroma and slightly peppery notes, which should be drunk when they are young. In the past, the variety was largely replaced by the Cabernet Franc .

In France, clones 235 and 289 are approved for the aging of quality wine.

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

Synonyms

The grape variety Pineau d'Aunis is also known under the names Aunis, Brune Noir, Chenin Noir, Côt á Queue Rouge, Gros Veronais, Kek Chenin, Mançais Noir, Pineau, Pinot d´Aunis, Plant d´Aunis and Plant de Mayet.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white wool with a slight carmine red tinge. The light green young leaves are slightly hairy and greenish-bronze in color (anthocyanin spots).
  • The medium-sized, dark green leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are five-lobed and deeply indented. The stalk bay is closed like a lyre. The blade is bluntly serrated. The leaf surface, also known as the leaf blade, is slightly blistered. In autumn the leaves turn reddish in color.
  • The cylindrical to cone-shaped grapes are medium-sized (a grape weighs on average 230 g) and quite dense. The oval berries (one berry weighs around 2 g) are medium-sized and bluish-black in color. The berry pod is moderately thick and covered with a slightly whitish layer of wax.

The grape variety ripens about 18 days after the Gutedel and is therefore still considered to ripen early. Pineau d'Aunis 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.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ LES CEPAGES NOIRS DANS LE VIGNOBLE (PDF) ( Memento from January 20, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), statistics on red grape varieties per greater region, part 1, publication of the OFFICE NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS, DES LEGUMES, DES VINS ET DE L'HORTICULTURE - ONIVINS for short, 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 of the OFFICE NATIONAL INTERPROFESSIONNEL DES FRUITS, DES LEGUMES, DES VINS ET DE L'HORTICULTURE - ONIVINS for short, as of 2008
  3. ^ Database of the INRA institute.

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