Brachetto

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Brachetto
Synonyms see section synonyms
Brachetto
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color black
use
origin Italy
VIVC no. 15630
ancestry

Cross of
Muscat a Petits Grains Blancs ×?

List of grape varieties

Brachetto is a red wine that is found almost exclusively in southern Piedmont , Italy . It has been grown in the provinces of Asti and Alessandria for many centuries .

Brachetto is an aromatic variety from which sweet and liqueur-like wines are made. Fast -variety Brachetto wines can be found at DOCG wine festivals Brachetto d'Acqui and Piemonte Brachetto . The grape variety is also permitted in the Ruchè di Castagnole Monferrato . The Brachetto d'Acqui is slightly sparkling and has a strawberry taste.

A relationship between the Brachetto and the French grape variety Braquet Noir or Brachet is controversial, but the varietal characteristics speak against it.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the grape variety ( ampelography ) the habit is described as follows:

  • The shoot tip is open. It is hairy with white wool and has a slight crimson tinge. The green young leaves are hairy like a cobweb and spotted bronze ( anthocyanin spots ).
  • The medium-sized leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are not lobed or three-lobed and then barely curved. The stalk bay is closed like a lyre . The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are medium to large in size compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough.
  • The cylindrical grape is medium-sized, lightly shouldered and dense berries. The round berries are medium-sized and black and blue in color. The juicy berries taste slightly nutmeg.

The high-yielding variety ripens around 20 days after the Gutedel and is therefore already considered to ripen late. Brachetto 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 Brachetto grape variety is also known under the names Borgogna, Bracchetto, Bracelet, Brachet de Nice, Brachetto d'Acqui, Brachetto d'Alexandrie, Brachetto del Piemonte, Brachetto di Acqui, Brachetto di Alessandria, Brachetto di Montabone, Brachetto du Piemont, Braquet des Jardins, Calitor, Moscato Nero .

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Brachetto in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

literature