Doçal Tinto

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Doçal Tinto
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color blue-black
use
origin Portugal
VIVC no. 3612
List of grape varieties

Doçal Tinto is a red wine that is widespread in northern Portugal and is approved in the Douro and Minho regions . It is used as a component similar to the Doçal de Refóios, which has almost the same name, for Vinho Verde and simple table wines . The high-yielding, late-ripening variety produces ruby ​​to garnet red wines of moderate quality.

There are also the Doçal Graudo and Doçal de Refóios varieties .

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

  • The shoot tip is open. It is very hairy, whitish and has a carmine tinge. The yellow young leaves are also hairy with white wool.
  • The large leaves (see also the article leaf shape ) are five-lobed to seven-lobed and deeply indented. The stem bay is open in a V-shape. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are medium-sized compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface (also called blade) is blistered and rough. The foliage turns red in spots in autumn.
  • The cylindrical grape is usually shouldered, medium-sized and has dense berries. The elliptical, short berries are medium-sized and blue-black in color. The skin of the juicy berry is medium thick.

Synonyms

Synonyms: 17, Borralho, Cascon, Corbillon, Desconocida Escaleira, Docal, Docal Aragao, Docal Grande, Docal Graudo, Docal Miudo, Docar, Docar Borrato, Espadeiro Doce, Estradeira, Folhal, Follajeiro, Verceiruda, Verdelho Doce.

See also

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ accessed on March 5, 2017 Doçal Tinto in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

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