Cardinal Table Grape Vine

A very early variety of blue table grape with large clusters and very large berries with a muscat flavor. Genetically it is pure Vitis vinifera, meaning it is not resistant and requires full preventive protection against fungal diseases of the vine. It became popular in the former Yugoslavia, France, Italy and elsewhere.

Parental varieties: Flame Tokay x Alphonse Lavallée
Flowers: bisexual
Vegetation period: very early, 115 – 120 days at a sum of active temperatures of 2300 - 2350°C, ripens in the first to second decade of August
Shoot vigor: medium strong
Clusters: large, weight 400 – 600 g, dimensions 19-28 x 13-19 cm, cylindrical-conical, sparse to very sparse
Berries: round to oval, very large, on average 21-29 x 18-25 mm, fleshy, juicy, crunchy, greenish white, relatively thick but edible skin
Berry color: purple-red
Taste: pleasant with a subtle muscat tone, the assessment of the taste properties of fresh grapes reaches 8 -9 points
Sugar content: 16 - 18°NM
Yield: high
Frost resistance: not resistant to frost, it is a thermophilic variety
Resistance to fungal diseases according to the international classification:
Downy mildew 3 points
Powdery mildew 3 points
Botrytis 3 points