Bouillet (type of vine)

The bouillet is a Cépage French of red grapes.

Origin and geographical distribution

It comes from the South-west of the France. It was often compared to the black Jurançon before being described by Paul Truel.

It is classified recommended in the department Lot-et-Garonne and authorized in the department the Dordogne. In 1998, it covered less than 20 ha compared with 176 hectares in 1958.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young branch opened out, cottony white sometimes with weak dyed with carmine edging.
Young fluffy sheets, small bronzed beaches.
adult Sheets, orbiculo-réniforme with five lobes with higher side sines rather major, a petiolar sine in of U opened, angular and small teeth, a aranéeux-pubescent limb in lower part.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of second late time: 25 days after the Chasselas.

It is a type of vine of good strength and good productivity.

Technological potential

The bunches are of intermediate size and the bays are average. The bunch is cylindrical and compact. The type of vine is sensitive to the gray Pourriture.

It gives a little coloured and often acid red wine.

Synonyms

The bouillet is known under the names of bouiller black, long pitchfork, mondeuse black, seedling rams black, seedling of Mérille, quillard.