Muscardin
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| Muscardin | |
|---|---|
| Grape (Vitis) | |
 Muscardin in Viala & Vermorel | |
| Color of berry skin | Noir |
| Species | Vitis vinifera |
| Also called | Muscadin, Muscardin Noir |
| Origin | France |
| Notable regions | Southern Rhône |
| Notable wines | Châteauneuf-du-Pape |
Muscardin is a dark-skinned grape variety primarily found in the southern part of the Rhône region. It is primarily noted for being one of the thirteen grape varieties permitted in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation.[1] It is a very rare variety, and in 2004 only 0.4% of the appellation's vineyards were planted with Muscardin.[2]
The resulting red wines tends to have high acid levels, low alcohol, light tannic structure but can show attractive flowery aromas. The color is also lighter than most Rhone varieties and the wine is prone to the wine fault of oxidation.[3][4]
Synonyms
[edit | edit source]Muscardin is also known under the synonyms Muscadin and Muscardin noir.[5]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ www.chateauneuf.dk: Grapes, accessed on June 19, 2008
- ^ J. Robinson Vines, Grapes & Wines pg 203 Mitchell Beazley 1986 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Oz Clarke Encyclopedia of Grapes pg 129 Harcourt Books 2001 Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Muscardin Archived 2012-04-30 at the Wayback Machine, accessed June 19, 2008