On Wednesday, September 4, I wrote about
Véraison Status of Our Red Varieties. The photo of the Cabernet Franc was taken on Monday, September 2, 2019. On Thursday, September 5, when we were taking down the netting for the Cabernet Franc, we noticed that one row, clone 214 of the Cabernet Franc had all turned color.
Almost all of the grapes in that row of Cabernet Franc 214 had turned this color. We love the synchronicity of the color change. We have planted two different clones of Cabernet Franc in our vineyard as a test for which clone we might like to plant in our south field. So far, we noticed that clone 214 has an earlier budbreak than our other clone 327.
Here are the attributes of the 2 clones:
1,2
| Clone Type |
Attributes |
| ENTAV-INRA 214 |
Highest rating; characterized by raspberry and violet flavors in France; a high performance warm vintage clone with dark fruit flavors, tannin structure and less green, herbal flavors |
| ENTAV-INRA 327 |
Released in 1975; highest rating; like 326 produces structured and powerful wines; weaker of the two ENTAV clones, higher acid, brighter fruit, tends to be more herbaceous towards dill, muddy flavors
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Here is an example of a cluster of Cabernet Franc 214. We like the loose architecture of the cluster. We must get to netting our Cabernet Franc very soon!
References:
1.
Foundation Plant Services.
2.
National Grape Registry
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