🍇 Muscat Ottonel
A white Muscat grape bred in France in 1839, giving aromatic wines.
Muscat Ottonel is a white Muscat grape variety. It was bred in France in 1839. Its parents are believed to be Chasselas and Muscat de Saumur (recorded as Muscat d'Eisenstadt).
The berries are small, with a light Muscat aroma: flowers, citrus and grapey notes. The wines are aromatic, usually light and fresh, often dry or off-dry, sometimes sweet.
The variety likes cool summers and does well in Central Europe. It is grown in Alsace in France, in Austria (Burgenland), Hungary, Romania (Murfatlar), Bulgaria (Pomorie, Danubian Plain), Moldova and Ukraine, for example in Zakarpattia.
Muscat Ottonel ripens early, so it suits regions with a short autumn.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Muscat Ottonel → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ French wine
- Where it grows
- 📍 Alsace, 📍 Burgenland, 📍 Zakarpattia, 📍 Mátra, 📍 Danube Plain, 📍 Black Sea, 📍 Pomorie, 📍 Lechința, 📍 Dobrogea Hills, 📍 Murfatlar
- Main grape in
- 📜 Jidvei, 📍 Murfatlar, 📍 Târnave
- Parents
- 🍇 Ingram's Muscat, 🍇 Chasselas
- Offspring
- 🍇 Aromera, 🍇 Regner, 🍇 Moravian Muscat, 🍇 Valvin Muscat
Frequently asked questions
What is Muscat Ottonel?
It is a white aromatic grape variety bred in France in 1839.
What wine does Muscat Ottonel give?
An aromatic, usually light and fresh wine with Muscat notes of flowers and citrus. It can be dry, off-dry or sweet.
Where is Muscat Ottonel grown?
In Alsace, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Moldova and in Zakarpattia in Ukraine.
What to read next
- 🗺️ French wine — The country's wine and winemaking: regions, grapes and appellations.
- 📍 Târnave — The valleys of the two Târnava rivers.
- 🍇 Regner — A German white grape from 1929, bred in Alzey.
- 📜 Jidvei — White and sparkling wines of the Târnava River valley in Transylvania.
- 📍 Black Sea — The east by the sea, with the most white wines.
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