Syrah grape
- variety from Persian origin very much implemented in the center and south of France.
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Synonymies:
shiraz, Hermitage, Bragida, Serine Noir, Syrac, Marsanne Noir…
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Vine:
upright grapevine, light yellow shoot with dark knots covered by a lot of violet bloom. Fine and long tendrils.
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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.
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Grain:
average size, elliptical shape, blue – black color with abundant bloom. Relatively thick skin and juicy pulp.
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Bunch:
they are scarce in the grapevine, average size, a little bit compact, long and cylindrical, with stalks lignifying quickly.
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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.