Malvasia Nera di Lecce
The name of the Italian red grape variety Malvasia Nera di Lecce is a synonym for the grape variety Malvasia Nera di Brindisi and is one of many varieties from the Malvasia family within Italy. It is a natural cross of the Malvasia Bianca Lunga x Negroamaro varieties .
The cultivation of the variety is recommended in the provinces of Brindisi , Lecce , Taranto in the Apulia region . It is also approved in the provinces of Pisa (Tuscany) and Foggia and the metropolitan city of Bari .
The late-ripening variety is moderately strong and has poor yields. The must is very rich in sugar, but lacks acidity . The wines are often used in blends with the Negroamaro variety . The variety finally finds its way into the DOC - wine Salice Salentino , Aleatico di Puglia and Leverano , where it usually adds color and fragrance to the wine. Malvasia Nera di Lecce can also be part of the Vincotto seasoning specialty .
The planted area is approx. 2,436 hectares . Small stocks can be found at Mugello . Parentage: Malvasia Bianca Lunga × Negro Amaro
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. It is hairy with white wool, yellowish-white in color with a slight reddish-bronze tinge. The yellowish young leaves are lightly woolly hairy and spotted bronze (anthocyanin spots).
- The medium to large leaves are five-lobed and clearly indented. The stem bay is lyren-shaped open. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are medium-sized compared to the grape varieties.
- The cone-shaped grape is medium-sized and has dense berries. The round berries are medium-sized and blue-black in color. The juice of the berry is reddish in color (→ dye grape ). The aroma of the juicy berry is neutral.
Web links
- Malvasia Nera di Lecce in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Vine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . 3rd revised edition. Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ M. Crespan, p Giannetto, A. Coletta, D. Antonacci: The Parents of 'Malvasia Nera di Brindisi / Lecce' have been discovered (PDF) .