Biancu Gentile

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Biancu Gentile is an old white wine variety that is grown on Corsica (→ Viticulture in Corsica ). In the past it was often confused with the Carcajolo Blanc grape variety and is probably related to the Biancone variety, which is also grown in Corsica .

The white wines are pleasant, aromatic and of good quality. The only problem is susceptibility to disease.

See also the article Viticulture in France and the list of grape varieties .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The almost green young leaves are only slightly woolly hairy and spotted bronze ( anthocyanin spots )
  • The large leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are pronounced seven- to nine-lobed. The stem bay is closed. The leaf margin is bluntly serrated. The teeth are set medium-wide compared to other grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough.
  • The cylindrical to conical grape is large and moderately dense. The rounded berries are small. They are amber yellow when fully ripe.

The Biancu Gentile grape variety ripens around 20 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen at an international level for a grape variety. The very vigorous variety produces berries with a high must weight but hardly any pronounced acidity . Biancu gentile is very susceptible to the fungal diseases powdery mildew and gray mold rot . It 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

The Biancu Gentile grape variety is also known under the names Bianca gentile, Bianco gentile, Biancu ghjentile, Ghientile, Ghjentile, Ghjintili, Jentile and Uva ghjentile.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Biancu Gentile in the database of the INRA institute.

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