page_title: Pinot Noir Précoce
section_title: Geographical distribution
hierarchical_section_title: Pinot Noir Précoce / Geographical distribution
caption_attribution_description: English: Clevner (= Pinot Noir Précoce, at German region of Württemberg called "Clevner", from Württemberg (Heilbronn)), vintage 2010 Deutsch: Clevner (= Frühburgunder, in Württemberg Clevner genannt, aus Württemberg (Genossenschaftskellerei Heilbronn)), Jahrgang 2010
context_page_description: Pinot Noir Précoce or, as it is called in parts of Germany, Frühburgunder is a dark, blue-black–skinned, variety of grape used for wine and is a form or mutation of Pinot noir, which differs essentially by ripening earlier than normal. Whilst sometimes treated as a separate grape variety by ampelographers, there are nevertheless those who consider it is simply an early ripening form of Pinot Noir, and in some cases, Pinot Noir Précoce wines may therefore be found straightforwardly labelled "Pinot noir".
  As it seems highly likely that Pinot Noir Précoce is simply a natural early ripening mutation of Pinot noir, it is extremely likely to have occurred and been selected and specially cultivated in many different Pinot growing regions on many separate occasions throughout the long history of Pinot noir cultivation in Europe.
  Wines from Pinot Noir Précoce are closely similar to, if not indistinguishable from, those of Pinot noir, and it is far from clear that anything distinguishes its wines other than oenological characters resulting from its early ripening.
context_section_description: The early ripening of Pinot Noir Précoce means that it is primarily popular in colder wine regions, and most of the current plantations are found in Germany. Up until the early 20th century, it was one of the most grown varieties in the Ahr region, but then declined to only 15 hectares (37 acres) in the 1960s, and was on the verge of becoming extinct due to problems of vine diseases. In the 1970s, the Geisenheim Grape Breeding Institute took an interest in it, and began selecting virus-free clones suitable for propagation. The variety has thereafter had a modest revival in Germany, and in 2008 plantations stood at 252 hectares (620 acres). It also attracts some interest in new regions characterised by cool climate viticulture.
caption: German Clevner wine from Württemberg made from Pinot Noir Précoce.
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