Red Burgundy Grapes?

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Was looking for something else in my '63 lichine and saw:

great Growths (Grand Crus)

Wine must be made exclusively from Pinot Noir, Pinot Liebault, and Pinot Beurot grapes. A maximum of 15% Pinot Blanc or Chardonnay grapes may be used at the discretion of the winemaker.

am looking for other similar references.

I think the Liebault and Beurot are very close cousin to Noir, and the Pinot Blanc mentioned is a white clone of Pinot Noir, and not the same as Pinot Blanc from other regions.

enoavidh · Accepted Answer

gerald wrote in news:n97rm2d0sbca4ncunkhbijt317teeedil4 @4ax.com:

Anthony Hawkins' winegrape glossary:

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says "[Pinot Gris] was thought to be a mutant clone of Pinot Noir. However, recent DNA analysis (2002) suggests identical genetic make up to the Blau Burgunder of Austria, the skin colors of the various related varieties being explained by it being a cross between Schwarzriesling (a.k.a Pinot Meunier) and Traminer...Also known as Pinot Beurot in the Burgundy region where it is selectively used in blends because it produces high sugars."

No mention (shockingly!) of Pinot Liébault...

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Michael Pronay · Answer

Ferdinand Regner's findings (German abstracts) can be found here:

Note, however, that Regner's theory of pinot meunier being the forefather of the pinot group has more or less unanimously been rejected by the international ampelographic community, as Carol Meredith (professor emeritus, UC Davis) recently reported in a thread on the Parker forum.

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