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Botanical illustration of a yellow grape cluster with leaf and tendril.
Botanical illustration of a yellow grape cluster with leaf and tendril.

Muscaris

white · PIWI (fungus-resistant hybrid)

Origin
Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg, Germany, 1987 (Norbert Becker) (Solaris × Gelber Muskateller)
Typical winemaking
steel, cool fermentation; dry or off-dry

The story

Muscaris was crossed at the Freiburg state viticulture institute in 1987 by Norbert Becker, from Solaris and Gelber Muskateller, the Yellow Muscat. It is a PIWI, like Solaris, and sits beside it in the Freiburg family. On the nose it belongs to its Muscat parent.

The wines are intensely aromatic: grape, elderflower, orange blossom, lychee. The palate is lighter than the perfume suggests, with moderate acidity and often a touch of sweetness. One glass is usually enough to recognise it again.

Sensory profile

Where it grows

Muscaris is not yet linked to a region on the road.

Open Muscaris in the atlas

Food pairing

Fruit desserts. Mild curry. Blue cheese.

Related grapes

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In the Amber Road portfolio

None of our wines is made from Muscaris yet. See the shelf.