The Blütenmuskateller is a Russian crossing from the year 1947, one of the fungus-resistant varieties. It was first added to the register of grape varieties in 2013.
Important ampelographic features
Leaf
pentagonal, three to five lobes, deeply sinuated
Grape cluster
medium-sized, medium density, cone-shaped with one to three wings, no secondary clusters; berries are elliptical, green-to-yellow in colour with an intense muscat flavour
Ripening
Ripening
Significance & conditions
This variety needs a good vineyard with soils that allow at least a medium root depth. Yield management is often required. Blütenmuskateller grapes can achieve high sugar content, making it well suited to the production of sweet wines. It is one of the fungus-resistant varieties, and is therefore protected against oidium and Peronospora.
Area under vine in Austria
(as a proportion of the variety’s total area)
Characteristics of the wine
Blütenmuskateller produces fuller-bodied, more corpulent wines than Gelber Muskateller, and has a strong muscat aroma reminiscent of blossom.
Source varietal specifications: Höhere Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau (Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture, Oenology and Fruit Growing) in Klosterneuburg, “Austria’s Qualitätswein grape varieties and their clones“ („Österreichische Qualitätsweinrebsorten und deren Klone“), 2nd, reviewed edition, September 2015
Source area under vine: Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism according to IACS (as at 31 May 2022)
