Small meslier

The small meslier is a Cépage of white grape France.

Origin and geographical distribution

The small meslier is an old type of vine of tank of champagne. It belongs to encépagement of name Champagne but it is not cultivated practically any more because of its poor yield. In France it covers 3 hectare (1998). Plantations are known in the communes Jouy-the-Rheims, Verneuil and Cormoyeux in the valley of the Marne and with Buxeuil close to the Coast-of-Bar.

According to Jose Vouillamoz, Doctor of biology and specialist in research DNA on type of vines, the small meslier would be a spontaneous crossing of the type of vines Savagnin and Gouais. In more he affirms that the Amigne is most probably the girl of Small Meslier.

The Aubry country cottage with Jouy-the-Rheims produces a Cuvée resulting from type of vines small meslier, Arbane and white Pinot.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young branch opened out, cottony white with edging dyed with carmine
Young people fluffy with bronzed beaches.
adult Sheets, with 5 lobes. Petiolar sine in narrow or closed quadrant, broad side sines and at concave funds, of the teeth ogival, average, a aranéeux limb - pubescent.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of first time: with the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are small with averages and the bays are of intermediate size. The bunch is cylindro-conical and loose. The type of vine is not very vigorous and he is a weak producer. He is rather sensitive to the Mildiou and the Coulure. The small meslier fears the late frosts.

Synonyms

The small meslier is known under the names of arbonne, barnay, bernais, bernet, crêne, Co of France, breaks into leaf d´Ozerolle, hennequin, lepine, with a grid, mayé, melier, mélié, Champagne meslier, small gilded meslier, small meslier with red tail, green meslier, small meslier, mornain white, orbois, red tail and Holy Lye.