Teinturier du Cher
France
An old French teinturier, or red-fleshed grape, whose intensely coloured juice made it a parent of Petit Bouschet.
Sensory profile
Characteristics
Flavor & aroma
At a glance
Production facts
Prevalence
Rare
Climate
Moderate climate
Ripening
Mid season
Wine styles
Still
Where it's grown
Geography
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France
France (reference collections)
Survives mainly in vine collections.
Background
Origin & History
A teinturier is a grape with red flesh as well as red skin, so that even its juice is deeply coloured. Teinturier du Cher, and Aramon, were crossed by Louis Bouschet in the 1820s to produce Petit Bouschet. It has almost no importance as a wine grape today.
Lineage
Family tree
Parentage not recorded — Teinturier du Cher is an old variety of unknown origin. Click a related grape to explore its own lineage.