Servagnin

Denomination of origin for a red wine in the Swiss canton of Vaud from a variety of the Pinot Noir grape variety. It is a so-called clone mutant. Although the DNA profile is identical to Pinot Noir, there are small morphological differences (see also under Pinot). However, this variety should not be confused with the name similar variety Servanin, which is cultivated in Alsace. According to one hypothesis, the cultivation was already promoted by the Burgundian Duke Philip the Bold (1342-1404). His daughter Marie de Bourgogne fled from the plague raging in Burgundy at the beginning of the 15th century to Saint-Prex near Morges in Switzerland and brought back seedlings. Under the names Salvagnin, Servagnin de Morges, Vieux Salvagnin or Pinot Salvagnin, they subsequently found widespread distribution there. But then it fell into oblivion and was practically extinct in the 1960s, except for a few vines. Towards the end of the 1990s, efforts were made to revive the grape variety. In 2003 it was officially introduced to the public under the name Servagnin, to avoid confusion with the AC wine Salvagnin (from Salvagnin Noir = also Pinot Noir). It may only be marketed under this name in the Morges area of Vaud.

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