Graciano

Graciano
Synonyms	see section synonyms
Art	Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color	blue black
use	Red grape;
origin	Spain, Upper Rioja Valley
VIVC no.	4935
List of grape varieties

Graciano is a red wine variety that is particularly widespread in Spain and on the Italian island of Sardinia .

distribution

Worldwide there is a cultivation area of the Graciano variety - in 2010 - of 3,112 ha. Of this there are 2,281 ha in Spain, 469 ha in Italy, 332 in Portugal and 10 ha in France.

In Sardinia, their cultivation is permitted in the provinces of Cagliari , Oristano and Sassari . Their wines find their way into the DOC wines of Alghero . In Spain it is approved in the DO wines of Gran Canaria , Monte Lentiscar , Navarra , Ribera del Guadiana , Somontano , Valle de Güímar , Valle de la Orotava and Ycodén-Daute-Isora . Before the grape variety experienced an upswing with the DOCa.classification of Rioja in 1991, it was threatened with extinction. In Rioja she is a blending partner of the classic Rioja and responsible for its aging capacity.

Ampelographic features

The tip of the shoot is hairy with moderately thick white wool, the edge is colored red.
The young leaves are bronzed, the leaf is dark green, pale, five-lobed. The stalk bay is lyre-shaped, overlapping and the leaf veins are colored red. The underside of the leaf is hairy with moderately thick white wool.
The shape of the grapes is cylindrical, shouldered and compact. The berries are blue-black, round, small and have a thick berry skin.

Maturity: late

properties

Graciano drifts late. It has an upright habit with a low yield.

Wine

The wines are dark red, rich in tannins and extracts with a distinctive acidity. They have a strong aroma, but at the same time only a delicate bouquet. The wines of this grape variety are characterized by their long shelf life and very good quality.

Synonyms

Alicante, Bastardo Nero, Bois Dur, Bordelais, Bovale, Bovale Piccolo, Bovale Piticco, Bovale Sardo, Bovaleddo, Bovaleddu, Bovali Mannu, Bualeddu, Cadelanisca, Cagliunari, Cagniulari, Cagnolari Nero, Cagnonale, Cagnulari Nero, Cagnulari Nero , Cagnulari Bastardo, Cagnulari Sardo, Cagnulatu, Calda Reio, Caldareddhu, Caldareddu, Caldarello, Cardanissia, Cardinissia, Cargo Muol, Carrixa, Casca, Cendron, Charge Mulet, Courouillade, Couthurier, Couturier, Drug, Graciano, Graciana 15-5 , Graciano Tinto, Gros Negrette, Grosse Negrette, Himrisnky, Jerusano, Juan Ibanez, Karis, Marastel, Maristeddo, Matarou, Materou, Minostello, Minustello, Minustellu, Minustillu, Monastel, Monasteou, Monaster, Monastrel, Monastrell Menudadero, Monastrell , Monestel, Moraiola Minore, Morastel, Morastell, Morestel, Moristell, Morrastel, Morrastel Tantot, Moura, Mourastel, Mouroustel, Mourrastel, Murastellu, Muristeddo, Muristeddu, Muristellu, Negrette De Montauban, Ne grette De Pays, Nieddu Prunizza, Perpignan, Perpignanou Bois Dur, Perpigne, Plant de Ledenon, Tanat Gris, Tannat Bordelais, Tannat Gris, Tinta, Tinta de Fontes, Tinta do Padre Antonio, Tinta Fontes, Tinta Mencida, Tinta Menuda, Tinta Miuda , Tinta Miuda De Fontes, Tintilho, Tintilla, Tintilla de Rota, Tintillo, Tintillo Alicante, Tinto, Torrentes, Uva Cagnelata, Verdadero, Xeres, Xerez, Zinzillosa.

literature

Color atlas of the grape varieties , 300 varieties and their wines, Verlag Eugen Ulmer, 2nd edition, 1998, ISBN 3-8001-5719-5 .
Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, Josè Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes , 1st edition 2012, Penguin Books, London, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, Ernst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schumann: Farbatlas Rebsorten , 3rd edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .
↑ Kym Anderson, Nanda R. Aryal: Which Winegrape Varieties are Grown Where? National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 and 2010 ; Wine Economics Research Center, University of Adelaide, South Australia, December 2013, revised July 2014. engl.
↑ Graciano in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)

[Rebsortenatlas-1] Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, Ernst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schumann: Farbatlas Rebsorten , 3rd edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .

[Weltanbauflaeche-2] Kym Anderson, Nanda R. Aryal: Which Winegrape Varieties are Grown Where? National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 and 2010 ; Wine Economics Research Center, University of Adelaide, South Australia, December 2013, revised July 2014. engl.

[3] Graciano in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)