Thursday, June 7, 2012

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.


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:

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

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