Téoulier

Téoulier or Téoulier Noir is a red wine variety that is cultivated in the Provence region in south-eastern France . There, for example, it is still permitted in the appellation range , although it is rarely grown. Today the variety has almost completely disappeared; official surveys in 1988 showed a population of 0.8 hectares .

The late-ripening variety sprouts very early and is therefore endangered by spring frosts. If the yields are severely limited, the variety produces deep dark wines that improve the color when blended . It was therefore often used as a dye grape ( French : Teinturier ). Téoulier 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.

There is also a white variety called Téoulier Blanc .

See also : Viticulture in France  and List of Grape Varieties

Synonyms

The Téoulier grape variety is also known under the names Brun, Grand Téoulier, Manosquen or Manosquin, Petit Téoulier, Petit Thuillier, Plant de Manosque, Plant de Porto, Plant Dufour, Taurier, Teinturier Téoulier, Thuillier or Thuillier Noir and Trouillère.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Téoulier in the INRA database

Web links

• Téoulier in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature

• Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .