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Grape Variety: Carmenère

Variety Name	Carmenère
TTB Approved Name(s)	Carmenère
All Synonyms	Bordo, Bouton blanc, Caberne Karmener, Cabernella, Cabernelle, Cabernet Carménère, Cabernet Cosmo, Cabernet Gernicht, Cabernella, Cabernet Grande, Cabernet Grosso, Cabernet Italico, Carbonet, Carbouet, Carmenea, Caremenelle, Carmenegre, Carmeneyre, Grand Carmenet, Grand Vidure, Grande Vidure, Gros Vidure, Kaberne, Kaberne Karmener, Kabernel, Karmene, Karmensel, Uva Francesca
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
Pedigree	Cabernet Franc x Gros Cabernet (likely)
References	Show 6 references Hide references ENTAV. Catalogue of Selected Wine Grape Varieties and Clones Cultivated in France.1995. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food CTPS. France. Galet, P. 1998. Grape Varieties and Rootstock Varieties. Oenoplurimedia sarl. Chateau de Chaintre, France. Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Boursiquot, J.-M., T. LaCombe, V. Laucou, S. Julliard, F.-X. Perrin, N. Lanier, D. Legrand, C. Meredith and P. This. 2009. Parentage of Merlot and related winegrape cultivars of southwestern France; discovery of the missing link, Australian Journal of Grape and Wine Research 15: 144-155. Robinson, Jancis, Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz. WINE GRAPES. First U.S. edition, 2012. Harper Collins Publishers, East 53rd Street, New York, New York.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine

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Carmenère Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Carmenère [02] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	VCR 702, Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo, Italy
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	This proprietary selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1998 from Vivai Cooperativi Rauscedo in Italy. It is VCR clone 702. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2013 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2015.
	Carmenère [03]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Clone R9, Italy
Comments	This selection was imported to Foundation Plant Services in 1988 from the Istituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura (now the Centro di Ricerca per la Viticoltura) in Conegliano, Italy, for the Winegrowers' Project. The Winegrowers' Project was supported by California winegrowers in the 1980's to bring new European wine grape clones to California. This selection is reportedly clone R9 in Italy. The original plant material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 1999 after testing positive for virus. Carmenère 03 succesfully completed testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2003. Carmenère 03 successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2011 and was planted in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard as Carmenère 03.1.
	Carmenère [06]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Instituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura, Conegliano, Italy
Comments	This selection came to FPS in 1988 from the Instituto Sperimentale per la Viticoltura in Conegliano, Italy, via Oregon State University. The importation was funded by the Winegrowers' Project. The federal quarantine testing and release occurred at OSU. The selection arrived at FPS labelled as Italian clone R9 of Cabernet franc (group 5346, formerly known at FPS as Cabernet franc 07). Subsequent DNA testing revealed that the correct varietal identification is Carmenère. The name of this selection was changed to Carmenère FPS 06 when it was released in 2009. There was a clone R9 of Carmenère listed in the Italian catalogue at the time the selection was sent to FPS.
	Carmenère [1059] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Carmenère ENTAV-INRA® 1059
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner: ENTAV International
Comments	This selection was imported to the United States from France in 2006 by ENTAV-INRA, which manages the trademarked French clonal material. The selection is official French clone 1059, which originated from the Gironde region. Carmenère ENTAV-INRA® 1059 qualified for the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2009. The selection underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2016 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2018 as Carmenère ENTAV-INRA® 1059.1.