Piquepoul Gris

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Piquepoul Gris is a white wine with gray to rose-colored grapes, which is permitted in French wines. It is recommended for the entire south ( Provence and Languedoc ), but rarely used.

The grape makes very acidic wines. The vine owes its name to the acidity; Piquepoul translates as lip bite or lip stick . There are 2 approved clones, the numbers 71 and 293. The Piquepoul Bouschet grape variety was created by crossing Piquepoul Gris and Petit Bouschet .

See also the articles: Viticulture in France and Viticulture in Spain, as well as the list of grape varieties . Parentage: Mutation of the red variety Piquepoul Noir , with which it shares a number of synonyms.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is half open. It is hairy white wool with a crimson tinge. The young leaves are slightly hairy.
  • The leaves are five-lobed and deeply indented. The stem bay is lyren-shaped open. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are small and closely set compared to other varieties.
  • The cone-shaped to cylindrical grape is medium-sized. The rounded berries are also medium-sized.

The vigorous grape variety only produces low yields. The ideal vine training is that of the gobelet . Piquepoul Blanc ripens around 30 days after the Gutedel grape variety and is therefore one of the late-ripening varieties. The variety is sensitive to powdery mildew and raw rot .

Synonyms

The Piquepoul gris variety is also known under the names Avillo, Languedocien, Picapulla, Picpoul, Pikepul seryi, Piquepoul rose and Szuerke Piquepoul.

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