Flot rouge is a red
hybrid grape
Hybrid grapes are grape varieties that are the product of a Hybrid (biology), crossing of two or more ''Vitis'' species. This is in contrast to crossings between grape varieties of the same species, typically ''Vitis vinifera'', the European grape ...
that is a
crossing of
Munson (also known as Jaeger 70) and the
Languedoc-Roussillon wine grape
Aramon noir. The grape was created by French
viticulturalist Albert Seibel
Albert Seibel (1844–1936) was a French physician and viticulturist who made hybrid crosses of European wine grapes (''Vitis vinifera'') with native North American grapes. His crosses are known as Seibel grapes.
Biography
Seibel was born in A ...
and was crossed with the
Seibel grape 405 to create Seibel 6150 which was one of the parent varieties for
Colobel which is still grown in
New York
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* ...
.
[J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pgs 256-257 Allen Lane 2012 ]
Synonyms
Over the years, Flot rouge has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Roi des Hybrides and Seibel 1020.
Vitis International Variety Catalogue
The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung G ...
(VIVC)
Flot rouge
'' Accessed: January 6th, 2014
References
{{Hybrid grape varieties
Red wine grape varieties
Seibel grapes