César (grape)
{{Short description|Variety of grape}}
{{Infobox grape variety
| name = César
| image =
| caption =
| species = Vitis vinifera
| also_called = Romain, Picorneau (more)
| origin = France
| hazards =
| regions = northern Burgundy
| notable_wines = Bourgogne-Irancy
}}
César is an ancient red wine grape from northern Burgundy. It makes dark, tannic wines that are softened by blending with Pinot noir.J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 200 Mitchell Beazley 1986 {{ISBN|978-1-85732-999-5}}
History
The name and the alternative of Romain refer to the tradition that César was brought to Burgundy by Roman legionaries.
However DNA fingerprinting has shown that it is the result of a cross between Pinot noir and Argant. Argant is a Spanish grape that was certainly grown in the Jura in the 19th century.
Distribution and Wines
Vine and Viticulture
César is an early budding variety, which makes it very vulnerable to frost in Burgundy. It is also fairly susceptible to mildew.
Synonyms
Céear, Céelar, Célar, Gros Monsieur, Gros noir, Picargneau, Picargniol, Picargniot, Picarniau, Picorneau, Romain, Romano, Ronçain,{{cite web | last =Maul | first =Erika | author2 =Töpfer, Reinhard | author3 =Eibach, Rudolf | title =Vitis International Variety Catalogue | publisher =Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ), Siebeldingen, Germany | year =2007 | url =http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=2400 | accessdate =2007-08-29 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120405173339/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=2400 | archive-date =2012-04-05 | url-status =dead }} César noir, Hureau, Lombard
Notes and references
- This article is based in part on material from the German Wikipedia.
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Further reading
- Robinson, Jancis Vines, Grapes & Wines Mitchell Beazley 1986 {{ISBN|1-85732-999-6}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120405173348/http://www.vivc.de/datasheet/dataResultBibliog.php?topic=2400 VIVC bibliography]
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