Borraçal

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Borraçal is a red grape grown in Portugal and approved in the Douro and Beira Litoral regions . In the Minho , where it was already described in 1790, it is used in red Vinho Verde . In Portugal's grape variety index, the variety ranks 10th among the red varieties with a planted area of ​​4,497 hectares .

The late-ripening and high-yielding variety produces a light, ruby-red wine with a low alcohol content. The variety may be identical to the Caiño Bravo grown in the Spanish region of Galicia .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy white wool with a reddish tinge. The young leaves are lightly woolly on the upper side and hairy white woolly on the underside.
  • The large leaves are three-lobed and slightly curved (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is closed. The blade is bluntly serrated. The small to medium-sized teeth are closely set compared to other grape varieties.
  • The pyramidal grape is small to medium in size and winged. The round berries are medium-sized and bluish-black in color. The berries are juicy.

Borraçal ripens about 30 days after the Gutedel grape variety and thus belongs to the grape varieties of the middle third maturation period (see the chapter in the article Grape variety). This makes it one of the late-ripening varieties.

Borraçal 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. The vigorous variety produces consistently high yields.

Synonyms

Borraçal is also known under the names Azedo, Bagalhal, Bogalhal, Borraco, Borrasao, Bougalhal, Bovvaco, Cainho Gordo, Cainho Grande, Cainho Grosso, Caiño Gordo, Caiño Grosso, Esfarrapa, Esfarrapas, Espadeiro Redondo, Morraça, Oeil de crapaud and Olho de crapaud Sapo known.

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