Pinot Liébault
Pinot Liébault is a red wine variety . It is a mutation of Pinot noir . According to Pierre Galet , the well-known French ampelograph , it was discovered in 1810 by A. Liébaut in Gevrey-Chambertin in the Les Charmes district in the Burgundy wine-growing region and selected by Eugène Liébaut. Eugène Liébaut is also the maternal grandfather of the owner of the well-known Domaine Tortochot winery in Gevrey-Chambertin. This mutation has slightly higher and above all more regular yields than Pinot Noir, but tends to trickle down . The quality of the wines produced is absolutely first class. It is therefore allowed in almost all appellations in Burgundy .
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is very hairy whitish light green. The young leaves are initially hairy cobwebs to then be almost hairless.
- The medium-sized, dark green leaves are roundish, mostly wholly or slightly three-lobed, but rarely five-lobed, slightly indicated. The stem bay is open in a V-shape. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are medium-sized compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough.
- The cylindrical grape is rarely shouldered, medium-sized and has dense berries. The round to oval berries are medium-sized and dark blue to purple-blue in color. The skin of the berry is thin to medium thick.
Pinot Liébault sprouts medium early and is therefore sensitive to possible late spring frosts. It is a rather difficult grape variety in terms of viticulture. The thin-skinned fruits require very sensitive processing, as damage to the peel releases their juice too early. They also react strongly to climatic fluctuations (heat / cold). It is susceptible to powdery mildew and downy mildew . It also tends to chlorosis , raw rot and virus attack.
Pinot Liébault is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , this avoids the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield.
Synonyms: Pinot Liébaut, Plant Liébault
Lineage: mutation of Pinot noir
literature
- Walter Hillebrand, Heinz Lott and Franz Pfaff, Taschenbuch der Rebsorten , Fachverlag Fraund, Mainz 13th edition 2003 ISBN 3-921156-53-X
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-7742-0914-6 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages Hachette Livre, 1st edition 2000 ISBN 2-01-236331-8