Morrastel Bouschet is red

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that is a crossing of the

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and the red-fleshed

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Bouschet Petit Petit Bouschet is a red ''teinturier'' grape variety that is a crossing of Aramon noir and Teinturier du Cher created in 1824 by French grape breeder Louis Bouschet at his vineyard in Mauguio in the Hérault department. The grape was used by L ...

. The grape is often confused with its parent vine, Graciano, that is known as ''Morrastel'' in France and

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, the Moristel grape from

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, as well as

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which is known as ''Monastrell'' in Spain. Today Morrastel Bouschet is found mostly in the

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and

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departments of southern France.J. Robinson ''Jancis Robinson's Guide to Wine Grapes'' pg 113 Oxford University Press 1996

Synonyms

Over the years Morrastel Bouschet has been known under a variety of synonyms including Bouschet, Gros Morrastel, Gros Morrastel Bouschet, Morrastel-bouschet à gros grains and Morrastel-bouschet à sarments étalés.

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(VIVC)
Morrastel Bouschet
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References

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