Aramon du Gard

The red grape variety (also Aramon by Seibel and Seibel 2007) is an interspecific new breeding between wild vines of the species (Rupestris x Lincecumii) x Aramon Noir. It contains genes from Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris and Vitis vinifera. The hybrid was crossed in 1893 by the French breeder Albert Seibel. It was a crossing partner in the new variety Rayon d'Or. The early-maturing and high-yielding vine has good resistance to phylloxera and both types of powdery mildew. Towards the end of the 1960s, it still occupied about 1,100 hectares of vineyards in the Languedoc region (Hérault, Gard), but this stock was extremely reduced due to the EU ban on hybrids. The variety produces colourful, but rather low-acid, simple red wines. No stocks were reported in 2016 (Kym Anderson).

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