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PIWI Grape Varieties
Muscaris
Wine Description
Intense, aromatic nose, showing notes of exotic fruits like mango, lychee or citrus, and floral flavours with a lightly smoky finish. Due to its early ripeness and high sugar levels, the variety is predestined for producing dessert wines. For the production of dry wines, grapes should be harvested at a max 22°Brix to prevent aroma loss.
Harvest
Mid Season with Pinot Blanc
Yield: 7-11 tons/ha
Brix: 20.9° - 25.3°
Grapes Bunch: medium, less compact
Berries: medium-sized, medium density
Characteristics:
Budding: like Pinot varieties
Blooming period: with Riesling / Pinot
Bunch closing: with Riesling / Pinot varieties
Resistance:
Peronospora: very good.
Oidium: very good
Botrytis: very good
Coulure: very low
Grape stalk necrosis: low to partial
Crossing: Solaris x Muscat a Petits Grains Blancs
VIVC: 22628
Year of Protection: 2012 (Expires: 2037)
Special Characteristics
Berries remain green, even at high must eight levels. A high number of watershoots, plant high stem vines. Good fertility of basal buds