Meunier

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Meunier is a black grape variety primarily used in Champagne production, valued for adding fruitiness and early maturity to sparkling wine blends.

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Label Occurrences
Meunier canonical 5

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf black grape variety ⓘ
grape variety ⓘ
wine grape ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Black Riesling ⓘ
Müllerrebe ⓘ
Pinot Meunier ⓘ
Schwarzriesling ⓘ
budbreak late ⓘ
color black ⓘ
commonlyBlendedWith Chardonnay ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
geneticRelationship closely related to Pinot Noir ⓘ
mutation of Pinot family ⓘ
leafCharacteristic downy underside ⓘ
white floury appearance ⓘ
nameEtymology French word "meunier" means miller ⓘ
nameRefersTo floury appearance of leaf undersides ⓘ
oneOfPrincipalVarietiesOf Champagne ⓘ
oneOfPrincipalVarietiesWith Chardonnay ⓘ
Pinot Noir ⓘ
ripening early ⓘ
roleInBlend adds approachability ⓘ
adds early maturity ⓘ
adds fruitiness ⓘ
softens acidity ⓘ
subspeciesOf Vitis vinifera ⓘ
typicalAromas floral notes ⓘ
plum ⓘ
raspberry ⓘ
red fruit ⓘ
strawberry ⓘ
typicalUseInChampagne early-drinking cuvées ⓘ
non-vintage blends ⓘ
usedFor Champagne production ⓘ
sparkling wine production ⓘ
still red wine production ⓘ
usedInRegion Champagne ⓘ
England ⓘ
France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
United States ⓘ
viticulturalCharacteristic adapted to cool climates ⓘ
good frost resistance ⓘ
reliable yields ⓘ
wineStyleContribution fruit-driven character ⓘ
roundness ⓘ
soft texture ⓘ

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