Grape Variety: Cot

Variety Name	Cot
TTB Approved Name(s)	TTB-approved name is Malbec
Common Synonyms	Malbec, Auxerrois
All Synonyms	Agreste, Auxerrois, Auxerrois de Laquenexy, Auxerrois des Moines de Picpus, Auxerrois du Mans, Balouzat, Beran, Blanc de KIienzheim, Cahors, Calarin, Cauli, Costa Rosa, Cot a Queue verte, Cot de Pays, Cote rouge, Cotes, Doux noir, Estrangey, Gourdaux, Grelot de Tours, Grifforin, Guillan, Hourcat, Jacobain, Luckens, Magret, Malbec, Malbeck, Malbek, Medoc noir, Mouranne, Navarien, Negre de Prechac, Negrera, Noir de Chartres, Noir de Pressac, Noir Doux, Nyar de Presak, Otes rouges, Parde, Perigord, Pied de Perdrix, Pied noir, Pied rouge, Pied Rouget, Piperdy, Plant d'Arles, Plant de Meraou, Plant du Roi, Prechat, Pressac, Prunieral, Quercy, Queue rouge, Quille de Coy, Romieu, Teinturin, Terranis, Vesparo
Countries of Origin	France
Species	Vitis vinifera
Pedigree	Magdeleine Noire des Charentes (a previously unknown variety) x Prunelard (see reference 57)
References	Show 5 references Hide references Christensen, L et al. 2003. Wine Grape Varieties in California. University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Publication 3419. 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 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.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Table,Wine

Cot Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Cot [595] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Authorized French clone Cot 595 from ENTAV in France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	This proprietary selection was imported to the United States in 2012. The material is official French clone 595, which originated in Cahors vineyards (Lot). The ENTAV catalogue indicates that the clone yields typical, fine and well balanced wines. The original material qualified for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program in 2013. Cot 595 underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2013 and qualified for the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard, where it was planted in 2016.
	Cot [596] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Cot ENTAV-INRA ® 596 authorized clone from ENTAV in France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	Cot ENTAV-INRA® 596 came to FPS in 2000 from ENTAV in France. The clone is official French clone 596 developed by IFV in France. It successfully completed disease testing and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2003. In the French system, clonal material is subjected to extensive testing and certification. There are now 16 Cot (Malbec) clones that are certified by the French Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Cot 596 and Cot 598 are both from Cahors vineyards in the region of southwest France near the Lot River. The IFV catalogue states that these clones are valued for their agronomic characteristics and the quality of wines produced from the grapes. Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin, 2006.
	Cot [598] (proprietary)
Registration Status	Registered
Source	Cot ENTAV-INRA ® 598 authorized clone from ENTAV in France
Proprietary	Proprietary- cannot be distributed without written permission from owner.
Comments	Cot ENTAV-INRA® 598 came to FPS in 2000 from ENTAV in France. The clone is official French clone 598 developed by IFV in France. It was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2002 after successful completion of disease testing. Cot 598 underwent micrshoot tip tissue culture therapy in 2010 for the purpose of qualifying it for planting at the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard. After successful completion of testing under the 2010 Protocol, this selection was planted at Russell Ranch in 2012. In the French system, clonal material is subjected to extensive testing and certification. There are now 16 Cot (Malbec) clones that are certified by the French Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. Cot 596 and Cot 598 are both from Cahors vineyards in the region of southwest France near the Lot River. The IFV catalogue states that these clones are valued for their agronomic characteristics and the quality of wines produced from the grapes. Institut Français de la Vigne et du Vin, 2006.