Errante Noir
UC Davis/Walker 2019 PD-RESISTANT release. Parentage: 50% Sylvaner, 12.5% each Cabernet Sauvignon, Carignane, Chardonnay. Wine style: Cabernet-like, full-bodied, strong blending potential. Highly PD-resistant (no disease in commercial plant
Across the consideration criteria
What it makes
Aromatic family
Tasting notes
How it grows
- Cold hardiness
- 5°F
- Ripening
- Late-season
- Vigor
- Moderate
- Disease tolerance
- Very high
- Drainage need
- Moderately Well
- Soil pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Graft requirement
- Graft Recommended
- US availability
- Available
Considerations
Primary buds start to die near 5°F. Cold-tender; wants a mild winter or protected site.
Needs roughly 3300 growing degree-days to ripen, a late-season variety (Winkler III). Wants a long, warm season; marginal in cool regions.
Foliar-disease pressure is moderate for this variety, a regular spray program in a humid climate. Regular cover sprays through the wet months.
Resistant to Pierce's disease. Only a threat in the warm, humid South and parts of California; cold-winter regions cure it naturally.
High heat tolerance. Holds up to a hot, sunny season.
Moderate water demand. Average moisture needs for a wine grape.
Prefers soil pH between 5.5 and 7.5. Outside the band, lime or sulfur brings it in range.
Phylloxera-tolerant: own-rooted vines are fine.
These are intrinsic to the grape. On a real property, Folia scores each against your site; here they're shown on their own.
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Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
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Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
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Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Norton
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Chancellor
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
Noiret
Same heat band (high) · Same Winkler band (III)
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Regent
Better powdery mildew resistance · Tolerates 17°F more winter cold
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Better powdery mildew resistance · Tolerates 15°F more winter cold
Divico
Better powdery mildew resistance · Tolerates 15°F more winter cold
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