Vititec Newsletter May 2012

ENTAV – INRA ® Clones

After several years of negotiations with ENTAV (National Technical Establishment for Improvement of Viticulture) Vititec has managed to become the sole importer for the ENTAV – INRA ®  plant material to South Africa.  ENTAV is in charge of the management and coordinationation of the national clonal selection programme in France.  Evaluation of more than 3 000 clones are executed on a 80 ha site in the south of France.

The clones in the following table were released from quarantine in January 2008 and are being multiplied in a Foundation block. Small numbers of these clones are already planted by producers.

Cultivar	Clone	Fertility	Cluster Weight	Production	Wine	General
Chenin blanc	880	Average	Average	Average	Fragrant, soft and full	Improved Botrytis resistance
Cinsaut noir	92	Average	Average	Below aver.		Reduced vigor
Grenache	513	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Typical of cultivar
Marsanne	574	Average	Average	Average	Typical of cultivar
Mourvedre	450	Average	Average	Average	Typical, good balance	Reduced vigor
Rousssanne	468	Average	Average	Average	Typical of cultivar
Sauvignon blanc	905	Average	Average	Average
Sauvignon blanc	376	Average	Below aver.	Average	Good balance, typical
Semillon	173	Average	Average	Average
Shiraz	877	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Typical of cultivar
Shiraz	525	Above aver..	Average	Average	Good balance, structure	Smaller berries
Tempranillo	776	Average	Average	Average
Viognier	1042	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Best wine quality

ENTAV – INRA ®  2008 import

The clones listed below were imported in 2008 and released from quarantine in 2009.

Some of these clones will be planted in 2012 by producers.

Cultivar	Clone	Fertility	Cluster Weight	Production	Sugar	Wine	General
Cabernet Sauvignon	412	Below aver.	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above aver.	Good balance  and structure	Ripens earlier
Chardonnay	1066	Below aver.	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above aver.	Aromatic, good structure	Lower production, good Wine
Colombar	553	Above aver..	Average	Above aver.	Above aver.	Good quality, typical
Malbec	598	Average	Average	Average	Above aver.	Typical of cultivar
Crouchen blanc	1019			Average	Above aver.	Typical of cultivar
Grenache	1064	Below aver.	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above aver.	Good balance	Good tannin structure
Macabeu	1025	Average	Average	Average	Average	Typical of cultivar
Merlot	343	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above aver.	Good aging potential
Vermentino	856	Above aver..	Average	Average	Average	Typical of cultivar

The above clones have “new” cultivars such as Macabeu, Vermentino, Roussanne and Marsanne of which information are attached.

  

ENTAV – INRA ®  2009 import

The clones in the following table were received in 2009 and released from quarantine in 2010. A summary of the clone properties are listed in the table below:

Cultivar	Clone	Fertility	Cluster Weight	Production	Sugar	Wine	General
Carignan	274	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Counoise	508	Average	Average	Average	Average
Petit Verdot	1058	Below aver.	Average	Below aver.	Average	Wine balanced, full good colour	Good wine quality
Petit Manseng	573	Bo-Average	Average	Above aver..	Average	Wine Typical of cultivar
Pinot noir	943	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above aver.	Wine has good colour and concentration
Piquepoul blanc	463	Average	Average	Average	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Terret noir	1084	Average	Below aver.	Below aver.	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Ugni blanc	480	Average	Average	Average	Average

ENTAV – INRA ®  2010 import

The clones listed below were received from ENTAV in 2010. A summary of the clone properties are listed in the table below:

Cultivar	Clone	Fertility	Cluster Weight	Production	Sugar	Wine	General
Cabernet Franc	394	Below aver.	Average	Below aver.	Average	Wine with good colour and structure
Grenache	516	Average	Average	Average	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Lledoner pelut	1055	Average	Average	Average	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Mourvedre	1069	Below aver.	Below aver.	Below aver.	Above Aver.	Aromatic, good tannin structure
Pinot gris	943	Average	Below aver.	Average	Average	Good,balanced wine
Sauvignon gris	917	Average	Below aver.	Average	Above Aver.	Wine aromatic and full
Sémillon	910	Average	Below aver.	Average	Above Aver.	Wine typical of cultivar
Syrah	471	Average	Average	Average	Above Aver.	Good balance and tannin structure
Syrah	747	Average	Average	Above aver.	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Riesling	49	Average	Average	Above aver.	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Marselan	980	Average	Average.	Below aver.	Average	Wine with good colour and structure

ENTAV – INRA ®  2011 import

The clones listed below were received from ENTAV in 2011. A summary of the clone properties are listed in the table below:

Cultivar	Clone	Fertility	Cluster Weight	Production	Sugar	Wine	General
Chenin blanc	1018	Average	Average	Average	Above aver.	Good quality	Better Botrytis resistance
Grenache gris	148	Average	Average	Average	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Grenache N	1065	Below aver.	Below aver.	Average	Above aver.	Good balance and tannin structure	Smaller bunches
Lledoner pelut	1055	Average	Average	Average	Average	Wine typical of cultivar
Marsanne	1036	Below aver.	Average	Average	Above aver.	Wine aromatic and full