Cabernet Carbon (originally known as Fr. ) Mother: Cabernet Sauvignon (Sauvignon blanc x Cabernet Franc) A red Piwi/disease-resistant variety. Year of breeding:
Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: From trials in Switzerland (1999 to 2005): The inter-specific grape cultivars Cabernet Cortis, Cabernet Carol, Cabernet Carbon,
Prior and Monarch, bred by the Research Institute for Viticulture in Freiburg (Germany), have been tested since 1999 on the experimental vineyard of
Agroscope RAC Changins at Pully (Lake Geneva region, Switzerland). The five cultivars have shown a high resistance against downy mildew.
Their resistance to powdery mildew is as high or higher than that of the reference Vitis vinifera Pinot noir, particularly for the cultivar Cabernet
Cortis. Depending on the disease pressure, the use of fungicides can be necessary to produce healthy grapes. Cabernet Carol is highly sensitive to
powdery mildew, botrytis bunch rot and bunch stem necrosis, and therefore could not be used to make wine. Cabernet Cortis, ripening relatively early, and
Cabernet Carbon, ripening late, produced colourful and tannic wines with vegetal characters. Prior and Monarch, ripening slightly later than Pinot noir, also
produced polyphenol-rich wines with an interesting fruity character. Overall, Prior shows the best overall qualities. Wine Character - colour: intense Time of bud-burst: average Strength of growth: strong Flowering time: average Leaf: - size:
- shape: Grape bunch: - size: large
- density: Time of veraison: late Grape yield: Wood ripening: Chlorosis resistance: Preferred soil: Normal stem height: Winter Pruning: eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant. Advantages: Disadvantages:
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- Vine variety information
Father: Bronner (Merzling x Gm 6494 (Zarya Severa x St. Laurent))
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg
Number of clones: 0
Area planted in Germany in : hectares
Area planted in England:
- bouquet: herby
- palate: intense Cabernet type, good tannins, rich in extract and
phenolics
Growth of side-shoots: below average
Flowering strength: very strong
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Berries: - size: medium-small
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Time of harvest: late, 14 days after Pinot Noir
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Wood colour:
Resistance against - Oidium: low - Peronospora: average
to high
- Botrytis:
- Roter Brenner:
- Phomopsis - Stem-atrophy: quite
low
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Normal row spacing:
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