Joubertin is a red
French wine
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grape variety
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that was historically grown in the
Savoie wine
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region of southeast
France
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. The grape was once prized for its productivity and high
yields but its plantings have declined as the grape has fallen out of favor and it is now on the verge of
extinction
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.
[J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 89 Oxford University Press 1996 ]
In the 20th century, ampelographers
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and (decades later)
Linda Bisson
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categorized Joubertin as a member of the
Peloursin
Peloursin is red French wine grape variety best known for crossing with Syrah to make the red wine grape Durif (known in the United States as Petite Sirah).J. Robinson ''"The Oxford Companion to Wine"'' Third Edition pg 510 Oxford University P ...
eco-geogroup along with
Bia blanc
Bia blanc is a white French wine grape variety that is no longer commercially cultivated for wine production with only a few plantings existing worldwide in viticultural archives and experimental vineyards. The exact origins of Bia blanc are not ye ...
,
Béclan,
Dureza
Dureza is a dark-skinned French wine grape variety from the Ardèche department of south central France in the Rhône-Alpes region. The grape is most widely known for being the father vine of Syrah—a discovery that confirmed that the Syrah vin ...
,
Exbrayat,
Durif
Durif is a variety of red wine grape primarily grown in Australia, California, France, and Israel. Since the end of the 20th century, wineries located in Washington's Yakima River Valley, Maryland, Arizona, Texas, West Virginia, Chile, Mexico' ...
,
Jacquère
Jacquère is a variety (botany), variety of white grape found primarily in the Savoy wine region of France. It is a high-yielding vine variety which is used to produce lightly scented, refreshing and gently aromatic dry white wine, such as Vin ...
,
Mondeuse blanche
Mondeuse blanche is a variety of white grape almost exclusively found in and around the Savoy wine, Savoy (Savoie) wine region in France. With just of plantations in 1999, it leads a dwindling existence and is used primarily in the VDQS wine Bug ...
, Peloursin,
Servanin
Servanin is a red French wine grape variety grown predominantly in the Isère department in eastern France. While the variety has a long history in the region, plantings have been steadily declining since the early 20th century with the vine now c ...
and
Verdesse
Verdesse is a white French wine
French wine is produced all throughout France, in quantities between 50 and 60 million hectolitres per year, or 7–8 billion bottles. France is one of the largest wine producers in the world, alo ...
.
[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg XXVII Allen Lane 2012 ]
Synonyms
Various synonyms have been used to describe Joubertin and its wines including Jaubertin, Pinot Joubertin, Plant d´Aix, Plant de la Claye and Plant de la Mure.
References
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Red wine grape varieties