Petit Bouschet

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Petit Bouschet is a red

to add color to blends made from hybrid grapes and other high yielding varieties. As its offspring Alicante Bouschet became more popular, plantings of Petit Bouschet fell off and the grape is now hardly found in France.[1]

History and relationship to other grapes

An example of the difference between a red fleshed teinturier grape (Agria left) and a red wine grape variety with its skin peeled off to show that its flesh and juice is naturally white (Grenache right). The vast majority of red wine grapes are like the Grenache on the right with the red color of wine coming from skin contact during winemaking.

Petit Bouschet was created in 1824 by grape breeder Louis Bouschet at his Domaine de la Camette vineyard and breeding station near

color compounds from the grape skins into the wine.[1][2]

Louis Bouschet's son, Henri, would use Petit Bouschet to breed several more crossings including Alicante Bouschet (with

Denominación de Origen (DO) region of Bierzo. However, DNA evidence has also dispelled any link between the two varieties.[1]

Viticulture

Petit Bouschet is prone to developing excessive amounts of basal shoots (or "suckers") that grow on the trunk of the grape and sap needed resources away from other parts of the vine.

Petit Bouschet is an

erinose mites.[1]

Wine regions

Petit Bouschet was widely planted throughout the southern wine regions of France in the late 19th century but today it is hardly found in the country with its offspring, Alicante Bouschet, largely taking over its role of adding color to wine blends. There are some plantings of the grape in

Portugal.[1]

Synonyms

Over the years, Petit Bouschet has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Aramon-Teinturier, Bouschet, Bouschet de Bernard, Bouschet Petit, Le Bouschet, Negrón de Aldán (in Bierzo region in Spain), Petit Bouse, Pit Bushe and Tintinha (in Portugal).[1][3]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
  2. ISBN 0198609906
  3. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Petit Bouschet Accessed: May 26th, 2013
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