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Clonal Trials:
Trial 2000
Trial 2002
Trial 2003
Trial 2007
External Links:
german: Entwicklung in der Klonenzüchtung bei Ruländer und Weißem Burgunder (DBW 06/2006)
Origin:
Pinot gris is probably a mutation of Pinot noir. The only ampelogaphic difference is the colour of the berries. While Pinot noir has blue berries, Pinot gris has grayish-blue berries. In Pinot gris you still can find mutations of the colour of the berries (green/yellow berries or blue berries).
Synonyms:
Ruländer, Grauburgunder, Tokay d'Alsace, Pinot grigio
Requirements to the vineyard site:
Pinot gris needs good or very good slopes to get his strong body which he needs.
Spread:
Primarily Germany, Italy, France and Austria. Because of the "Pinot grigio" Boom in Italy it is now planted in the most wine growing regions of the world.
Clones:
Pinot gris don't have as much clones as Pinot noir, and the differences are not that big. Good quality with loose bunches is the most requensted type of clone, because Botrytis can be a real problem while growing this variety.
The clones can be divided into 4 groups:
compact clones | clones with different types of berries | clones with different berries and small bunches | loose and high yield clones |
D 43 | |||
1 Gm | |||
21 Gm | |||
63 Wm | FR 2005 | ||
This is still the most planted clone in Germany. Good yield and sugar content combined with very good wine results put this clone to the top of the planted clones.
This is also a very widely spread clone selected by Arno Hauser from Bickensohl. He has a good sugar content and a very stable yield. But in the last years it was planted less.
This is an older clone of the "Weinbauversuchsgut" in Karlruhe-Durlach. It is now in the hand of the Weinbauinstitut Freiburg.
This clone was originally selected by Prof. Ritter from Geisenheim. Since a few years Mr. Hermann Weis from the Mosel valley works on it. Similar to the clone H1 this clone has also a very stable yield.
This seems to be the best known clone from France. His yield and sugar content is quite close to the clone FR 49-207. But the problems with Botrytis are a bit lower.
This clone is from San Michele in Northern Italy. It always shows a bit of shot berries, so that the bunches are looser. In years with big problems of coulure the yield can decline, but we never had extremly low yields in our trials. We think a clone which could be interessting.
This is another clone from France. Like the two clones from northern Italy there is also a affinity for coulure. It is one of the clones with the most loosest bunches.
This clone which is sometimes still called 27-2 Gm. He has smaller bunches with a certain amount of small berries, so that they are not compact and will seldom be infected by Botrytis.
This is a newer clone of the Weinbauinstitut in Freiburg. The aim of the selection was to get loose bunches. In the first days after selection it was called FR EA 94-140.
For this clone applies the same as for FR 2001. Earlier this clone was called FR EA 94-141.
For this applies also the same as for FR 2001. Earlier this clone was called FR EA 94-142.
For this applies also the same as for FR 2001. Earlier this clone was called FR EA 94-143.
This is one of the newest clones of the Weinbauinsitut in Freiburg. The yield is nearly the same as with Fr 49-207.
Also another new clone from Freiburg. He had a lot of mixed-size berries.
Also another clone from the Weinbauinsitut. He showed very good Botrytis resistance, but only low yield.
This group of the 1-30 clones from Geisenheim contains 4 relatively new clones which combines a quite high yield potential with good Botrytis resistance.
The differnces within the group are quite small, so that we merged them in one group. The member of this group are:
- 1-30 Gm
- 1-31 Gm
- 1-32 Gm
- 1-33 Gm
