Prié Blanc

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Grapes and leaves from the early Leipzigers in the Radebeuler Goldener Wagen vineyard

The name Prié Blanc is a synonym for the two white wine varieties Aglianico and Agostenga . The latter is considered an autochthonous variety in the alpine Aosta Valley in northern Italy . It is identical to the Agostenga des Piedmont (syn. Précoce vert de Madère) variety described by Victor Pulliat (1888). According to Andreas Jung, the variety was also cultivated in Germany (→ Viticulture in Germany ) as the Former Leipzig, Green Silk Grape and Kilian in association with Luglienga Bianca (also called Yellow Silk Grape ). Recent finds come from Radebeul , where an estimated 250 (350) year old vine stands in the Radebeuler Goldener Wagen vineyards , Könnern (Saale), Potsdam and Rüdesheim ( Middle Rhine ). Both varieties belong to the late medieval group of the early Blanckwelschen, also known as early Leipzigers in Saxony , on Lake Constance and in Alsace . In Franconia they were called early grapes, in Heidelberg silk grapes, in Tyrol sill grapes and in Austria raisin grapes.

The variety goes very well in areas with short growing seasons such as the high altitude of the Alpine valleys or the northern border of viticulture in Northern Europe. Historically, it is described from the Mark Brandenburg, where it has survived in Potsdam in the vineyard of the Prussian kings to this day.

The fourth oldest vine in the world and the second oldest house vine in Germany, with an estimated age of 250 to 350 years, stands on a dry stone wall in the Goldener Wagen , a vineyard of the Radebeul Loessnitz in Saxony. He is addressed there as an early Leipzig resident.

Prié Blanc in the Aosta Valley

The Prié Blanc grapes grown on a low pergola in the Aosta Valley.

"Vallée d'Aoste Blanc de Morgex et de La Salle" is one of the sub-zones of the denomination. The vineyards near Morgex and La Salle are at an altitude of 900 to 1,200 m above sea ​​level . Since 1970 the variety has been registered in the Italian list of varieties Catalogo nazionale delle varietà di viti . In the 2000 census, the area under vines was given as 39 hectares.

Through cultural selection, a grape variety was favored that shoots very late and ripens early. This avoids negative influences from late spring frosts in April and early May and compensates for the short vegetation period in the montane mountain range. It can usually be harvested before the first snowfall. The last total crop failures due to snowfall occurred in 1968 and 1981.

The Prié Blanc is drawn on low pergolas . As a result, the vine is better protected from violent storms and the berries are close to the ground and benefit from the sun-warmed soil, which slowly releases the stored heat at night or during brief cold spells.

The vines are still rooted. The Prié blanc wines are acidic and mostly lightly foamy. They have great freshness. In warmer continental areas, the raisins were used as a sweet reserve.

Over time, clones have emerged, of which the Prié Blanc biotipo Blanc de Morgex is the most common. The by Calo et al. Blanc de Morgex, described in 2006 from the Aosta Valley, is an independent grape variety that differs from Agostenga in its very woolly leaves.

origin

Prié Blanc comes from the Lignan Blanc grape variety. The second crossing partner is so far unknown. Extensive DNA tests revealed that the variety had been cultivated under the name Legiruela in the Spanish province of Ávila for a long time . The Albillo grape variety, which is widespread in the province of Valladolid to the north of Ávila, originated from a cross between Prié Blanc and an as yet unidentified variety. The grape varieties Prëmetta and Mayolet are also related to Prié Blanc.

Today, Prié Blanc belongs to a group of grape varieties that have been able to maintain themselves in the geographical island location of the Alpine regions of Italy and the Valais in Switzerland. The following varieties belong to this group:

literature

  • Antonio Calò, Attilio Scienza, Angelo Costacurta: Vitigni d'Italia. 2a edizione. Calderini Edagricole, Bologna 2006, ISBN 88-506-5173-2 .
  • Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
  • Andreas Jung: Recording of vine genetic resources in Germany. In: Hans R. Schultz, Manfred Stoll: German Wine Year Book 2009. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5673-3 , pp. 88-103.
  • Giulio Moriondo: Vini e Vitigni Autoctoni della Valle d'Aosta. Institut Agricole Régional, Aosta 1999.
  • Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz : Wine Grapes. A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavors. Ecco, New York NY 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .

Web links

Commons : Prié Blanc  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Up to 250 years old: Saxony has real "Wine Methusalems" ( memento from October 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 19, 2013.
  2. ^ Location of the Goldener Wagen in Radebeul , accessed on February 19, 2013.
  3. ↑ Recording of vine genetic resources in Germany - a problem? Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  4. ↑ Grape variety archive (with a photo of the early Leipziger). Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Up to 250 years old: Saxony has real "Wine Methusalems" ( memento from October 22, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on February 19, 2013.
  6. ^ Location of the Goldener Wagen in Radebeul , accessed on February 19, 2013.
  7. ↑ Recording of vine genetic resources in Germany - a problem? Retrieved February 19, 2013.
  8. ↑ Anna Schneider, Daniela Torello Marinoni, María Teresa de Andrés, Stefano Raimondi, Félix Cabello, Paola Ruffa, Sonia Garcia-Muñoz, Gregorio Muñoz-Organero: Prié blanc and Legiruela: A unique grape cultivar grown in distant European regions. In: Journal International des Sciences de la Vigne et du Vin. Vol. 44, No. 1, 2010, ISSN  1151-0285 , pp. 1-7.