Léon Millot N
Name of the variety in France

Léon Millot
Origin

Léon Millot (an interspecific hybrid) is the result of the crossbreeding between a 101-14 MGt rootstock seedling and Goldriesling.
Synonyms

In France, this variety can officially be called "194-2 Kuhlmann" regarding plant propagation material.
Legal information

In France, Léon Millot is officially listed in the "Catalogue of vine varieties" on the A list and classified. This variety is also listed in the catalogues of other Member States of the European Union: Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden.
Use

Wine grape variety.
Evolution of cultivated areas in France

1958 | 1968 | 2000 | 2008 | 2018 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ha | 271 | 215 | 123 | 97 | 64 |
Descriptive elements

The identification is based on:
- the tip of the young shoot with a medium density of prostrate hairs,
- the green young leaves,
- the circular or wedge-shaped entire adult leaves, with a slightly open U-shaped petiole sinus, medium teeth with convex sides, an involute slightly goffered leaf blade near the petiole sinus, and on the lower side of the leaves, a low density of erect hairs on veins,
- the round-shaped berries.
- the tip of the young shoot with a medium density of prostrate hairs,
- the green young leaves,
- the circular or wedge-shaped entire adult leaves, with a slightly open U-shaped petiole sinus, medium teeth with convex sides, an involute slightly goffered leaf blade near the petiole sinus, and on the lower side of the leaves, a low density of erect hairs on veins,
- the round-shaped berries.
Genetic profile

Microsatellite | VVS2 | VVMD5 | VVMD7 | VVMD27 | VRZAG62 | VRZAG79 | VVMD25 | VVMD28 | VVMD32 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Allel 1 | 122 | 223 | 239 | 178 | 180 | 246 | 238 | 214 | 271 |
Allel 2 | 149 | 263 | 255 | 183 | 194 | 256 | 254 | 227 | 271 |
Phenology

Bud burst: 1 day before Chasselas.
Grape maturity: very early season, 1 week and a half before Chasselas.
Grape maturity: very early season, 1 week and a half before Chasselas.
Suitability for cultivation and agronomic production

Léon Millot is vigorous with a horizontal bearing and must be pruned long.
Susceptibility to diseases and pests

Léon Millot resists well against downy mildew but is slighlty susceptible to powdery mildew.
Technological potentiality

The bunches are small to medium in size, not very compact and the berries are also small to medium in size. The sugar accumulation potential is good. Léon Millot produces acceptable quality wines, with diglucoside anthocyanins.
Clonal selection in France

There is no certified clone for this variety yet.
Bibliographic references


- Catalogue des variétés et clones de vigne cultivés en France. Collectif, 2007, Ed. IFV, Le Grau-du-Roi, France.
- Documentary collections of the Centre de Ressources Biologiques de la Vigne de Vassal-Montpellier, INRAE - Institut Agro | Montpellier, Marseillan, France.
- Cépages et vignobles de France, tome 1. P. Galet, 1988, Ed. Dehan, Montpellier, France.
- Documentary collections of the Centre de Ressources Biologiques de la Vigne de Vassal-Montpellier, INRAE - Institut Agro | Montpellier, Marseillan, France.
- Cépages et vignobles de France, tome 1. P. Galet, 1988, Ed. Dehan, Montpellier, France.