Aspiran Bouschet
Vitis vinifera L.
Aspiran Bouschet is a grape variety with black berries.1
Its country of origin is France.2
In 2023 it covered 4,472 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 117 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Argentina: 4,435 ha (>99% of the world total), across 3 countries.2
Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 933%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Aspiran Noir × Teinturier, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1865 by Bouschet, Henri.1
VIVC records 9 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Aspiran Bouschet grows
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Other names
Aspirant Bouschet · Aspirant Bouschet(L.Christi) · Aspiran Bouchet · Aspiran Bouson · Grand Noir De Laques · Lacryma Christi · Spiga Monte · Spigamonti · Teinturier Ad Acino Ovale · Tintorera De Chile · Tinturie (acino Ovale)
Parents
Other varieties from France
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 695. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3