Bovale Grande

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Bovale Grande is a red wine variety that is cultivated in the Italian region of Sardinia and locally in Abruzzo and Molise and belongs to the small family of Bovale vines. It is generally not made into a single variety, but used as a blending partner. Some of the synonyms reveal that the grape variety has a strong red color. The grape variety finds its way into the DOC wine Molise . At the beginning of the 1990s, the area under vines was 1,382 hectares .

Synonyms

Bova Murru, Bovale, Bovale di Spagna, Bovale Grosso, Bovale Mannu, Bovale Murru, Bovali Mannu, Maraiola Maggiore, Mostaia, Nieddara, Nièddera, Nieddu Manu, Tintarelle, Tintiglia, Tintilia, Tintillosa, Tintillu, Tintillosirella,.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is densely hairy, with a slight pink-red tinge at the extreme tip. The young leaves are only slightly hairy.
  • The medium-sized leaves are five-lobed and barely curved. The stem bay is elliptically closed. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are wide compared to other varieties.
  • The conical to cylindrical grape is medium-sized and shouldered. The round berries are medium-sized and purple-black in color. The skin of the berry is thick-walled.

The vigorous grape variety ripens approx. 35 - 40 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen very late. The robust variety sprouts late.

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