Maticha
Maticha is a white wine variety . It is most common in Morocco . It is mainly grown near the city of Meknes at the foot of the Middle Atlas . Small stocks are also known in Argentina .
The variety was first fully described by Vidal and Roche. The name means tomato grape and refers to the shape of the berry. As a table grape, it is valued locally for its unusual shape.
Synonyms: Bou Touggala, Bou Touqqala, Chetoui
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
In ampelography , the habitus is described as follows:
- The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The yellow-green young leaves are slightly woolly hairy.
- The large, dark green leaves are five-lobed and indented to a medium depth (see also the article leaf shape ). The stem bay is open in a U-shape. The leaf surface (also known as the leaf blade) is slightly blistered and wavy.
- The cone-shaped grape is large (approx. 25 cm long) and moderately dense. The almost tomato-shaped berries are large and whitish-green in color. The skin of the berries is very thick.
The grape variety ripens under comparable conditions for almost 32 days after the Gutedel . It is therefore considered to ripen late. Maticha 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.
Web links
- Maticha 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 .