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Marechal Foch or Leon Millot
Which do you prefer to work with? Which do you prefer to drink?
Which do you prefer to work with? Which do you prefer to drink?
Marechal Foch or Leon Millot
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As a winemaker, there's no difference. It's just grapes. I can't comment on growing.
For drinking, I prefer Foch ... but Leon Millot is also very good. I haven't made either in a long time, but IIRC, Foch takes longer to age.
For drinking, I prefer Foch ... but Leon Millot is also very good. I haven't made either in a long time, but IIRC, Foch takes longer to age.
Can’t comment on Leon Millot, but grow Foch here in Utah and it does very well. Makes great red wine. Oregon has quit a few vineyards. Does well there too.
I had some spectacular Leon Millot in Michigan last year. It had a bit more deep dark fruit and a little less tannins than the Foch I have had. It was better than the Foch I had on that trip but it was a different winery, so hard to compare. However, the wine was so good, I’m growing 3 vines of Leon Millot now to test it out. I have access to a bit of Foch this year (in Utah like @mgmarty) and I’ll see if I can differentiate the flavors a little more. My vines won’t be producing for a while and I’m going to the Midwest again this year and I am intending on finding ways to do direct comparisons of those varietals.
Here’s my ultimate thought: Foch is becoming a “mainstream” grape outside of the cold hardy world it seems, which may be meaningful to you. Leon Millot in my opinion has huge potential but seems less tested. I guess it’s a question of slight differences in tannin and maybe some aspects of the flavor profile. As always, farming and preparation are a huge factor.
Here’s my ultimate thought: Foch is becoming a “mainstream” grape outside of the cold hardy world it seems, which may be meaningful to you. Leon Millot in my opinion has huge potential but seems less tested. I guess it’s a question of slight differences in tannin and maybe some aspects of the flavor profile. As always, farming and preparation are a huge factor.
I’m up to sharing a bottle when my vintage is ready. Foch is so versatile. My daughter is a wine maker in Oregon, she loves the Foch in the region. It’s prolific, grows like a weed. In July I hedge and leaf pull. It’s easy to harvest to early when the numbers are in. Don’t. Please don’t. When the numbers hit start tasting. Foch has a bland taste unlit ripe. If you start tasting the grapes when the numbers hit, you will understand. It’s a beautiful grape.
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I love the way you speak about it, it's like an art and a science at the same time. We are in Massachusetts
but maybe someday we will be able to do a countrywide vineyard tour of all our forum growers! Wouldn't that be fantastic!
And I you. My Aromella turned out very well and I’d like some other pallets on my Frontenac.
And @willowhomestead if only there were an easy way to send bottles to each other.
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