Syrah grape

• variety from Persian origin very much implemented in the center and south of France.

• Synonymies:

  shiraz, Hermitage, Bragida, Serine Noir, Syrac, Marsanne Noir…

• Vine:

  upright grapevine, light yellow shoot with dark knots covered by a lot of violet bloom. Fine and long tendrils.

• Leaf:

  small size, bulged, curled on the petiolar sinus, cottoned reverse. Narrow petiolar sinus and sharp bottom. In autumn, it gets slightly red on the edge.

• Grain:

  average size, elliptical shape, blue – black color with abundant bloom. Relatively thick skin and juicy pulp.

• Bunch:

  they are scarce in the grapevine, average size, a little bit compact, long and cylindrical, with stalks lignifying quickly.

• Cultivation:

  dlate bud break and average maturation. Little productive in dry environments (it produces very little but with proof. It prefers granitic, pebbled and even clay – calcareous soil.

• it is sensitive to drought (berries dehydrate). Its arms break easily due to the action of strong wind. It is also sensitive to botrytis but little vulnerable to the remaining diseases.