Mother: Sauvignon blanc
Father: Riesling x resistance partners (Vitis Amurensis)

A white Piwi/disease-resistant variety.

Year of breeding: 1991, protected since 2018
Country of origin: Switzerland
Breeder/License holder: Valentin Blattner, at Soyhières in Swiss Jura
Number of clones:

Area planted in England:

Wine Character - white
- bouquet: depending on the ripeness, the style of vinification and the yeast used, Sauvignac wines are characterised by Riesling aromas with apricot and ripe apple or show the bouquet of lime and subtle blackcurrant of Scheurebe.
- palate: it has a stable acidity that remains during bottle-aging.

Time of bud-burst:

Strength of growth: medium, similar to Riesling
Growth of side-shoots:

Flowering time:
Flowering strength:

Leaf: - size:
- shape:
- colour:
- surface undulation:
- petiolar sinus:

Grape bunch: - size: medium, similar to Riesling
- density: loose
Berries: - size: medium, thick skins
- shape:
- skin colour: when fully ripe they turn pink.

Time of veraison: about 10 days before Riesling.
Time of harvest: the thick skinned berries can hang on the vine for a very long time.

Grape yield:
Must-weight: high
Must-acidity:

Wood ripening: good
Winter hardiness: high
Wood colour:

Chlorosis resistance:
Resistance against: - Oidium: high
- Peronospora: high
- Botrytis: very resistant to botrytis due to the thick skin of the berries
- Roter Brenner:
- Phomopsis:
- Stem-atrophy:

Preferred soil: suited to all types.
Suitable rootstocks:

Normal stem height:
Normal row spacing:
Vine spacing in the row:

Winter Pruning:      eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.

Advantages: very interesting wine, can be left for very late harvest. High resistance against mildews.

Disadvantages:

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