Batoca
Batoca is a white wine variety . It is an autochthonous variety in Portugal . There it is recommended in the growing areas of the Rios do Minho and Vinho Verde . It is also approved in the Trás-os-Montes region .
The late-ripening and vigorous variety produces wines of moderate quality and a neutral aroma . Its yield is poor and, due to its susceptibility to various fungal diseases, its yield is also highly fluctuating. Their white wines are only used in blends with other varieties.
See also the article Viticulture in Portugal and the list of grape varieties .
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white wool and slightly reddish in color. The young leaves are lightly woolly hairy and spotted bronze (anthocyanin spots).
- The large, light green leaves are five-lobed and indented to a medium depth (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is open in a V-shape. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are small compared to the grape varieties.
- The grape is large and dense. The slightly oval berries are large and greenish to golden yellow in color.
The vigorous Batoca ripens around 30 days after the Gutedel and is one of the grape varieties of the middle third ripening period (see the chapter in the article Grape variety) that ripen late.
Batoca is a variety of the noble grapevine ( Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphroditic flowers and is therefore self-fruiting. In viticulture , the economic disadvantage of not having to grow male plants that produce yield is avoided.
Synonyms
Batoca is also known under the names Alvadurão Portalegre, Alvaraca, Alvaraça, Alvaraça Branco, Alvaroco, Alvaroça, Alvaroco, Asal Espanhol, Batoco, Carvalhal, Espadeiro Branco, Sa Douro and Sedouro.
Web links
- Batoca in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 978-2-01-236331-1 .