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Grape Variety: Négrette

Variety Name	Négrette
TTB Approved Name(s)	Négrette
Common Synonyms	Pinot St. George
All Synonyms	Bourgogne, Cahors, Cap de More, Chalosse Noire, Couporel, Degoutant, Folle Noire, Morelet, Morillon, Mourelet, Mourrelet, Negralet, Negraou, Negret, Negrette de Fronton, Negret de Gaillac, Negrette du Tarn, Negrette de Longages, Negrette de Nice, Negrette de Rabastens, Negrette de Villaudric, Negrette de Villemur, Negrette Entiere, Negrette Poujut, Negretto, Noirien, Petit Negret, Petit Negrette, Petit noir, Petit noir de Charentes, Petit noir de Fronton, Pinot Saint Georges, Pinot St. George, Ragoutant, Saintongeais, Vesparo Noir, Villemur
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 4 references Hide references ENTAV. Catalogue of Selected Wine Grape Varieties and Clones Cultivated in France.1995. Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food CTPS. 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. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	This variety is grown primarily in southwest France north of Toulouse and throughout the Charente in the West-Center of France. In California, the variety is known as Pinot St. George.

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Négrette Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Négrette [04]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jackson, California
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services around 1963 from the former UC Foothill Experiment Station in Jackson, California. After basic index testing, the original material was planted in the foundation vineyard in 1966 as Pinot St. George 04. The selection did not receive any treatment. The name of this selection was changed from Pinot St. George 04 to Négrette 04 in 2003 because Négrette is more recognizable internationally and is the TTB-approved prime name.
	Négrette [05]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Jackson, California
Comments	The name of this selection was changed from Pinot St. George 05 to Négrette 05 in 2003 because Négrette is more recognizable internationally and is the TTB-approved prime name.
	Négrette [06]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	California vineyard (Sambuccetti)
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services before 1960 from a vineyard (Sambuccetti) near Ukiah, California. The original material completed basic index testing at FPS and was planted in the foundation vineyard in 1961 as Pinot St. George 01. The name Pinot St. George 01 was changed to Négrette 06 in 2003 because Négrette is more recognizable internationally and is the TTB-approved prime name. Négrette 06 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy to qualify for planting in the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. The treated material successfully completed testing in 2013 and will be planted in the Russell Ranch Vineyard as Négrette 06.1.
	Négrette [07]
Registration Status	Provisional