Valdiguié
Valdiguié is an autochthonous red wine variety in France and was still widespread in southwest France towards the end of the 19th century . Today it is only cultivated in small quantities. While 4908 hectares of vineyards were planted in 1958, only 273 hectares were raised in 1988. Its former widespread distribution can be explained by its good resistance to powdery mildew .
The late ripening variety is very vigorous and high-yielding. The red wines are deep red and have a low alcohol content. According to studies by the French ampelographer Pierre Galet , the Napa Gamay variety grown in California is identical to Valdiguié.
However, little is known about the origin of the variety. So far there are 3 different declarations of origin. While the Valdiguié grape for some ampelographers is a seedling of the Mérille variety , which was selected by a Mr. Valdiguié (1745–1817), others claim that the variety is in a vineyard of the Templar monastery in Aujols ; the variety is said to be found there by Guillaume Valdiguié. The third thesis assumes that Jean-Baptiste Valdiguié found this variety in the middle of a vineyard near Puylaroque and marketed it from 1874.
Synonyms
The Valdiguié grape variety is also available under the names Aramon du Sud-Ouest, Brocol, Cahors, Cot de Chéragas, Cote Verte, Folle Noire, Gamay 15, Gros Auxerrois, Isabelle, Jan Pierrou, Jasmin, Mourvèdre d´Afrique, Moutet, Napa Gamay , Noir de Chartres, Panse, Plant de Cros, Plant de la Roxo, Plant du Midi and Quercy.
See also
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .