Malagousia
The white wine variety Malagousia (Greek spelling: Μαλαγουζιά) is native to Nafpaktos in Aetolia-Acarnania . Since the mid-1990s, the previously almost extinct variety has played an increasingly important role in the range of high-quality Greek white wines . The aromas of the moderately acidic , fragrant and full-bodied wines are described with peach, apricot and a restrained nutmeg. Aromas of citrus fruits, jasmine and mint are often mentioned in wine descriptions. The most important growing areas are currently in the Macedonia region . Plantings on Paros are very promising.
In the early 1970s, Professor Vassilis Logothetis started a vine collection on leased property from the Domaine Carras winery. In addition to varieties such as Lagorthi , Hopsathiri and Debina , some canes of the forgotten Malagousia variety found their way into this collection. There the cellar master of Domaine Carras, Evangelos Gerovassiliou, who was trained in France by Émile Peynaud , became aware of the aromatic grape variety. From 1976 Gerovassiliou experimented with Malagousia and in the early 1990s presented the first wine aged in barriques , which became a great success.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The young leaves are only slightly hairy and light red on the edge of the leaf.
- The leaves are five-lobed and deeply indented. The stalk bay is lyre-shaped open. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth have a medium distance in comparison to the grape varieties.
- The conical to cylindrical grape is large and dense. The rounded berries are also large and golden yellow in color. The berries have a thick skin, are crisp and juicy. They have a subtle nutmeg aroma.
The grape variety ripens around 20 days after the Gutedel and is therefore considered to ripen late among the white grape varieties. In Athens it can usually be harvested in mid to late August. Malagousia 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 Malagousia grape variety is also known under the names Malagoussia, Malagouzia, Malagoyzia, Malaouzia, Malaoyzia, Melaouzia, Melaoyzia and Malvasier .
See also
Web links
- Malagousia in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages. Hachette, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Konstantinos Lazarakis: The Wines of Greece. Beazley, London 2005, ISBN 1-84000-897-0 , pp. 59-61.
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon. 3rd, completely revised edition. Hallwag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .