Clones Flashcards
Name two clones of Pinot Noir and their properties
Clone 115 from Domaine Ponsot is low yield of small grapes making it ideally suited to high quality red wines. Clone 521 has higher yields of bigger grapes making is suitable for sparkling wine production
Name non-textbook clones of Pinot Noir?
111-115 French clones released in 1970. Perfumed and structured
665-668 French clones. Most famous 667 aromatics and tannic finesse,
777-780 French clones. 777 most famous for power and finesse.
828 French clones. Balanced
943 French clones. Concentration and atypical aromas.
MV6: From Clos de Vougeot, taken by James Busby, ended up in Mount Pleasant vineyard, NSW, propagated by CSIRO in the 1970s
743,779,792, 870, 872, 927 - Higher yields for sparkling. Lower % tannin
Which rootstock are very tolerant of root-knot nematodes
Ramsey and Dog Ridge (both V.champini)
Example rootstocks with highly drought tolerant?
Richter 110R and Ruggeri 140R (Hybrids of V.rupestris and V.berlandieri), tolerance due to ability to root quickly and deeply
Example rootstocks with tolerant of water logging?
Ones based on V.riparia such as Riparia Gloire, example 1030
Example rootstocks with tolerant of high levels of salinity?
Ones based on V.berlandieri such as 1103P
Example rootstocks with tolerant of acidic soils?
Based on hybrids of V.rupestris and V.berlandieri such as Richter 99R and Richter 110R
Example rootstocks with tolerant of high lime (high pH) soils?
Based on V.berlandieri such as 41B
Example rootstocks suitable for cool climates (low vigour)?
Low vigour rootstocks based on V.riparia such as 420A and 3309C.
Example rootstocks suitable for unfertile and dry climates?
High vigour rootstock based on V.rupestris such as 140R
What are the parent varieties for Vidal Blanc?
Ugni Blanc (V.vinifera, good acidity, fruit) and Rayon d’Or (Seibel family, handles the cold well in USA)
