- Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône
Infobox grape variety
name = Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône
caption =
species = "Vitis vinifera "
also_called = Gougenot (more)
origin =France
hazards =
regions = Haute-Saône
notable_wines =Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône is a traditional French variety of red wine grape that is a sibling of
Chardonnay . It makes thin, tart wine and has largely disappeared from cultivation.History
DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is one of many grapes to be the result of a cross betweenGouais Blanc (Heunisch) andPinot , making it a full sibling of famous varieties such as Chardonnay andAligoté . Gouais Blanc is a Croatian grape, brought to Burgundy by the Romans, which used to be the most widely planted white grape in Germany and eastern France, grown by the peasants.Distribution and Wines
As the name suggests, Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône is grown in the area north of Burgundy, but like
Bachet noir andBeaunoir , it is dying out.Vine and Viticulture
Franc Noir de la Haute-Saône is a vigorous vine, producing small compact bunches of grapes.
ynonyms
Franc Noir De Cendrecourt, Franc Noir De Gy, Franc Noir De Jussey, Franc Noir De Venere, Gougenot, Gougenot Saone, Plant Jacquotcite web | last =Maul | first =Erika | authorlink = | coauthors = Töpfer, Reinhard; Eibach, Rudolf | title = Vitis International Variety Catalogue | work = | publisher = Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ), Siebeldingen, Germany | date = 2007 | url = http://www.vivc.bafz.de | format = | doi = | accessdate = 2007-08-30]
ee also
* Other Gouais Blanc/Pinot crosses include
Aubin Vert , Auxerrois,Bachet noir ,Beaunoir ,Gamay Blanc Gloriod ,Gamay noir , Melon,Knipperlé ,Peurion ,Romorantin ,Roublot , and SacyNotes and references
Further reading
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* cite book
last = Robinson
first = Jancis
authorlink = Jancis Robinson
title = The Oxford Companion to Wine, third edition
publisher = Oxford University Press
date = 2006
location =
pages =
id = 978-0198609902External links
* [http://www.vivc.bafz.de/datasheet/dataResultBibliog.php?topic=4916 VIVC Bibliography]
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