Notice

Colin Mills, compiler of the Hortus Camdenensis, died in late November 2012 after a short illness. As he always considered the Hortus his legacy, it is his family's intention to keep the site running in perpetuity. It will not, however, be updated in the near future.

Vitis vinifera ‘Pinot Noir’

‘Bunches, small, very compact, cylindrical, and occasionally shouldered. Berries, generally oval, inclining to roundish. Skin, thin, blue-black, covered with blue bloom. Flesh, juicy, sweet, and richly flavoured. Ripens well against a wall in the open air, and is one of the best for this purpose. The bunches are larger than those of Miller's Burgundy.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.373/1884].

 

 

Horticultural & Botanical History

‘This is one of the varieties most extensively cultivated for wine on the Rhine and the Moselle, and it also furnishes the greater part of the Champagne and Burgundy wines.’ [Hogg – Fruit Manual p.373/1884].

Figured in L’Art de Faire, Gouverner et Perfectionner les Vines [Chaptal pl.II/1801 as ‘Bourguignon Noir’.

 

 

History at Camden Park

Listed in all published catalogues [Vines for Wine only no.11/1843]. 51-1 is written after the name, i.e. no. 51 of Busby’s private collection, then housed at the Sydney Botanic Garden. Surprisingly there is no description of this grape in Maro.

 

 

Notes

Published Jun 24, 2010 - 03:02 PM | Last updated Jul 21, 2011 - 12:54 PM

The uncoloured lithograph shows the stem and leaf and bunch of round grapes. Chaptal Fig. 2, 1801.

Vitis vinifera ‘Pinot Noir’ | Chaptal pl.II/1801 as ‘Bourguignon Noir’ | CPA

 

Family Vitaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, France

Synonyms
  • Pineau
  • Black Cluster
  • Black Burgundy
  • Bourguignon Noir
  • Black Morillon
  • Burgundy
  • Blauer Clävner
  • Early Black
  • Schwarzer Riessling
  • Plant de Roi
  • Damas
  • Grosse-Serine
  • Pied-Rouge
  • Côte-Rouge
  • Boucarès
  • Etrange Gourdoux
  • Trousseau de Jura
  • Tresseau

 

Common Name

Grape, Wine Grape

Name in the Camden Park Record

Pinot Noir – Champagne and Burgundy 

 

 

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