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Gros Fréquin
type: Cider
synonyms: Gros Fréquin Rouge, Fréquin Gros, Fréquin Barré Rouge
summary: One of several varieties used for the bitter-sweet component of French-style apple cider. Also one of the key varieties used in the Pays d' Auge for the production of Calvados.
identification: Medium to large, round flattened, sometimes round-conic. Pale yellow base colour, marked with bright red striping. The stem is stout and short, set in a shallow, russeted cavity. The calyx is small and closed, set in a shallow and wide basin which is lightly corrugated.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Firm, moderately fine-grained. Juicy moderately sweet bitter and flavourful. Browns slowly when exposed to air.
origins: Described by French pomologists Lucien de Boutteville and Achille Hauchecorne, in their 1873 version of “Le Cidre” as being "A very old variety, origin unknown, grown in the vicinity of Avranches (Manche) and in the Sarthe, where it is reputed for the very-good quality of its cider." Avranches and Sarthe are located in France, west of Paris.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous tree.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting early in the sixth period.
juice character: Amber, very bitter, somewhat sweet. Makes an excellent single varietal cider.
juice_classification: Bitter-sweet.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Dipoid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 6
sg: 1.071
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