VITIS vinifera 'Muscat bleu'

Grape Vine 'Blue Muscat '

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VITIS vinifera 'Muscat bleu'

Grape Vine 'Blue Muscat '

Black dessert grape - selected for the quality of its fruit.
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  • Maintenance advice : Trellis the main branches. At the end of winter, shorten the branches, above the third bud. In summer, reduce growth of new shoots so that the sun penetrates and colours the grapes and control vegetation.
  • Botanical/Horticultural origin : Horticultural origin : breeder garnier (Switzerland) 1930
  • Use group : Fruit Trees
  • Height at 10 years : 3 m
  • Width at 10 years : 2 m
  • Growth : Medium
  • Fragrance : No
  • Exposure : Full sun
  • Evergreen/Deciduous : Deciduous
  • Shape : climbing
  • Colour of leaves : Green
  • Colour of flowers : Absent
  • Soil type : Garden soil
  • Uses : Fruit tree
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Producing large, conical and airy, bunches of dark red seeded, waxy blue skinned, grapes, when ripe in September. The purpely blue flesh is firm, juicy, tangy with an excellent Muscat taste. Good eaten as fresh grapes, and an excellent, sought after, musky and sweet wine. Already well known in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium, this variety is still rare in France. Leaves are robust on this rustic plant.