🍇 Marselan
Dark-skinned wine and table grape from France; parents Cabernet Sauvignon × Garnacha Tinta.
Marselan is a dark-skinned wine and table grape from France.
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Garnacha Tinta. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Garnacha. VIVC names Paul Truel as the breeder; the cross was made in 1961.
Italy's National Register of Grapevine Varieties lists it under code 485, admitted on 15 May 2014. The register lists the variety as permitted in 10 IGT wines, among them Alto Livenza, Colli Trevigiani, Conselvano, Trevenezie, Marca Trevigiana and Vallagarina. 1 clone of it is registered.
According to VIVC, it covered 1,356 ha in France (2006), 79 ha in Argentina (2008) and 24 ha in Brazil (2007). Samples of the variety are kept in one collection. The variety is registered in the European catalogue of varieties.
Why it matters to you. If a grape is named on the label of an EU wine, it makes up at least 85% of that wine.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Marselan → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ French wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Languedoc
- Parents
- 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon, 🍇 Grenache
Frequently asked questions
Where does Marselan come from?
According to VIVC, from France. VIVC names Paul Truel as the breeder; the cross was made in 1961.
What are the parents of Marselan?
According to DNA markers recorded in VIVC, its parents are Cabernet Sauvignon and Garnacha Tinta. The breeder had given the pedigree as Cabernet Sauvignon × Garnacha.
What to read next
- 🗺️ French wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 🍇 Grenache — A red grape from Spain, where it is called Garnacha; the base of many wines in southern France.
- 📍 Languedoc — Wine appellation on hills and plains along the Gulf of Lion, from Nîmes to the Spanish border.
Similar
🍇 Gramon · 🍇 Aramon Gris · 🍇 Portan · 🍇 Oeillade Noire · 🍇 Terret Blanc · 🍇 Caladoc
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Marselan
- VIVC: area statistics MARSELAN
- Registro Nazionale delle Varietà di Vite (MASAF/CREA): Marselan N., codice 485
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (grape varieties on labels)
- Wikidata