Vitis coignetiae Pulliat ex Planch.

A climber. It grows 15-22 m long. The leaves are dark green and heart-shaped. They can be 30 cm long with 3-5 lobes. The veins are deeply sunk and the underside is like felt and rusty red. In autumn the leaves turn orange, purplish-brown and scarlet, then fall. The fruit are black.

It is a temperate plant. It does best in well-composted, moist and well-drained soils. It needs an open, sunny position. It is frost hardy. It suits hardiness zones 5-9. Arboretum Tasmania. Mt Lofty Botanical Gardens.

The ripe fruit are eaten raw. They are also brewed into wine. The young stems and leaf stalks are boiled and eaten.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.