Aubun is a red

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grown primarily in the

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. The grape has similar characteristics to

Carignan Carignan (also known as Mazuelo, Bovale Grande, Cariñena, Carinyena, Samsó, Carignane, and Carignano) is a red grape variety of Spanish origin that is more commonly found in French wine but is widely planted throughout the western Medite ...

grapes in that it tends to produce high yields and produces wines that are fat with slight bitter finishes. Early during the

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epidemic of the 19th century, the Aubun vines showed some resistance to the pest as well as to

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. The vines tends to bud late and not be affected by spring frost.J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 201 Mitchell Beazley 1986 In 2000, there were of Aubun in France.

Aubun and Counoise

Aubun is easily confused with

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, because of a large similarity in the vineyard. Aubun and Counoise were also grown mixed in a field blend in some older vineyards.{{cite encyclopedia , editor=

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wines.

Synonyms

Synonyms for Aubun include Carignan de Bedoin, Carignan de Bedouin, Carignan de Gigondas, Counoise, Guyene, Morescola, Motardie, Moustardier, Moustardier Noir, Moutardier, Quenoise.Vitis International Variety Catalogue: Aubun
accessed on June 18, 2008 Aubun is not related to the similarly named

Aubin blanc Aubin blanc (or simply Aubin) is a white wine grape from the upper reaches of the Moselle valley in eastern France. History DNA fingerprinting has shown that Aubin is the result of a cross between Gouais blanc and Savagnin. Gouais blanc was w ...

from

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in east France.

References

Red wine grape varieties