Chenin Blanc

VIVC 2527 · white

Chenin Blanc is a white-berried French grape that VIVC records, by markers, as an offspring of Savagnin and an unknown second parent.1 It is a listed white variety of Crémant de Loire.2

Identity in VIVC

VIVC lists Chenin Blanc under number 2527, with white berries and France as the country of origin.1 Its 76 synonyms include Chenin, Blanc d'Anjou, Franc Blanc, Agudelo and the Russian-language Chenen Belyi.1 The field "pedigree confirmed by markers" reads "Savagnin = Traminer × ?": Savagnin is one parent and the other is unknown.1

VIVC is maintained by JKI Geilweilerhof and identifies each variety by a prime name and a variety number.1

Use in sparkling wine

AppellationStatus
Crémant de LoireListed white variety ("chenin B")2
Crémant du JuraWhite variety of interest for adaptation in the June 2026 draft3
Crémant d'AlsaceVariety of interest for adaptation for white wines in the June 2025 draft4

The rules of the Loire sparkling appellations such as Vouvray and Montlouis-sur-Loire, and of Crémant de Limoux, were not checked for this page, so no rule is quoted for them.

The Crémant rules are quoted from INAO draft amendments published for national opposition.

See also

Crémant de LoireRegionsVouvray (mousseux, pétillant)RegionsSavagninGrapesCabernet FrancGrapesSaumur (mousseux)Regions

Sources

  1. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (JKI Geilweilerhof). VIVC passport data: CHENIN BLANC (variety number 2527)
  2. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant de Loire » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 6 September 2018 (2018-09-06)
  3. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant du Jura » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 18 June 2026 (current text homologated 21 October 2019) (2026-06-18)
  4. INAO. Cahier des charges AOC « Crémant d'Alsace » - draft modification after national committee opinion of 11-12 June 2025 (base text last amended by arrêté of 26 May 2025) (2025-06-12)

Facts checked on 2026-10-19