Malvasia Fina
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| Synonyms | see section synonyms |
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| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | yellowish green |
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| origin | Portugal |
| known since | 1513 |
| VIVC no. | 715 |
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Malvasia Fina is a very old white wine variety from Portugal , which is cultivated under various synonyms in many areas of the country. The current main name Malvasia Fina was established in 2000.
Descent, origin
In terms of origin, it is a natural cross between the Hebén × Alfrocheiro varieties . The variety was described by Herrero as early as 1513 and was probably introduced by the Romans.
The name “Malvasia” is very common for many different grape varieties in Spain, Portugal and Italy. There are over 50 known varieties whose names begin with Malvasia.
Despite many similarities and identical synonyms, Malvasia Fina must not be confused with the varieties Arinto , Doña Blanca , Folgasão , Rabigato , Ratinho (crossing Malvasia Fina × Síria), Sémillon , Síria , Terrantez do Pico or Vital ( Malvasia Fina do Douro ).
Ampelographic features
- The shoot tip is very hairy, whitish light green with a reddish tinge.
- The leaf is medium-sized, three- to five-lobed, the stem bay is open in a V-shape
- The grape is medium-sized, heavily branched, loose berries with a short stem. The berries are yellowish-green, small to medium-sized and round.
Maturity: early
There is a pink berry mutation Malvasia Fina Roxa of the variety .
properties
The high-yielding early maturing vine is moderately susceptible to downy mildew , but stronger for powdery mildew and botrytis . The flower is delicate and trickles easily. This results in irregular yields.
Wine
The wine is characterized by moderate acidity, varied aromas and a straw yellow color. With oxidative expansion, these show the typical madeirized clay. They are also used quite often for the production of sparkling wines.
distribution
The high-quality variety is cultivated in the DOC areas in Portugal Beira Interior, Dão, Douro (port wine), Lagos and Távora-Varosa , as well as in many country wine areas such as the Algarve region and the Azores. There is also a small area on Madeira (under the synonym Boal).
The acreage in Portugal was 2,930 ha in 2010. In Spain with 478 ha (2010) it is cultivated under Gual on the Canary Islands. There is also a small stock in Uruguay with 8 ha. In 2010 there was a cultivation area of 3416 ha worldwide. In 2000 there was still an area of 7102 ha.
Synonyms
Synonyms 28: Arinto, Arinto Cachudo, Arinto do Dao, Arinto du Dao, Arinto Galego, Arinto-Arinto, Assario, Assario Branco, Boal, Boal Branco, Boal Cachudo, Boal Cachudo do Ribatejo, Boal da Graciosa, Boal da Madeira, Boal de Madere, Bual, Cachudo, Cercial de Madere, False Clairette, Galego, Gual, Lagrima Blanc, Malvasier , Malvasia Fina, Malvasia Galega, Tamarezhino, Terrantes do Pico, Torronten.
Especially the frequently used synonym Boal is the reason for frequent confusion.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, First H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schuhmann: color atlas grape varieties . 3rd edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .
- ↑ K. Anderson, NR Aryal: Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 and 2010, Wine Economics Research Center, University of Adelaide, December 2013 (first revision April 2014) (second revision May 2014) (third Revision July 2014).
- ↑ accessed on March 19, 2017 Malvasia Fina in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)