Castelão (grape variety)
| 'Castelão' | |
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| Synonyms | 'Periquita', 'João Santarém' - for more see the Synonyms section |
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| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | black blue. strongly scented |
| use | |
| origin | Portugal |
| VIVC no. | 2324 |
| ancestry | |
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natural cross of ' Cayetana Blanca ' × ' Alfrocheiro Preto ' |
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| List of grape varieties | |
The red wine variety 'Castelão' , also known under the synonym 'Periquita' and 'João Santarém' , is very common and popular in Portugal . The very first bottles of red wine ever were bottled in Portugal under the name Periquita . Today most of the usual Portuguese grocery stores offer red wines made from the Castelão grape variety.
ancestry
The 'Castelão' grape variety is a natural cross of the ' Cayetana Blanca ' × ' Alfrocheiro Preto ' varieties . It was named 'Periquita' by JM da Fonseca, who began producing wine in Portugal in 1834 and is now one of the largest companies.
distribution
The area under vines surveyed in 2010 was 11,088 ha . In Portugal, the 'Castelão' grape variety is approved in the regions of Trás-os-Montes , Beira Litoral , Beira Interior Sul , Ribatejo , Oeste , Alentejo , Algarve and the Azores .
Ampelographic features
- The tip of the shoot is woolly bahaart ( indument ); whitish green; red-edged.
- The relatively large foliage leaf has a dark green leaf blade, which is three-lobed and very hairy on the underside. The stem bay half-open and V-shaped.
- The grape is large and shouldered several times. The berries are relatively small, round, thick-skinned and black-blue in color, have a strong scent and ripen unevenly.
Maturity: late.
Income, claims
The 'Castelão' variety is very productive and needs dry and sandy soils.
Wine
'Castelão' produces very strong and tannic red wines with a medium alcohol content , which can be enjoyed young, but can also be stored because they have a strong acidity .
Synonyms
The International Vitis Database lists the following synonyms for 'Castelão': 'Bastardo Castico', 'Bastardo Espanhol', 'Castelana', 'Castelao Frances',' Castelao Real ',' Casteleao ',' Castellam ',' Castellao ',' Castellao Portugues ',' Castico ',' Joao de Periquita ',' Joao de Santarem ',' Joao de Santarem Tinto ',' Joao Mendes ',' Joao Pinto Mendes ',' Joao Santarem ',' Lariao Preto ',' Mortagua ',' Mortagua de Vide Branca ',' Olho de Lebre ',' Perikvita ',' Periquita ',' Piriquita ',' Piriquito ',' Pirriquita ',' Santarem ',' Santarem Tinto ',' Trincadeira '.
The variety ' Trincadeira ' (synonym) 'Tinta Amarela' is not related to the variety 'Castelão', although this also has the name 'Trincadeira' as a synonym.
See also
Web links
- Castelão in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
- 'Castelão' in the German Genebank Vines.
- Wines and grape varieties of Portugal.
- Published in American Society for Enology and Viticulture , 2012.
literature
- Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, José Vouillamoz : Wine Grapes , 1st edition 2012, Penguin Books, London, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .
- Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, Ernst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schumann: color atlas grape varieties. , 3rd edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages Hachette Livre, 1st edition 2000 ISBN 2-01-236331-8
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, Josè Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes. 1st edition, Penguin Books, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .
- ↑ Periquita on the website of JM da Fonseca , jmf.pt, accessed on September 9, 2015 (Portuguese)
- ↑ Lalla Hasna Zinelabidine, Abdelmajid Haddioui, Virginia Rodríguez, Félix Cabello, José E. Eiras-Dias, José Miguel Martínez Zapater, Javier Ibáñez: SNP analysis shows a major role for Cayetana Blanca in the genetic network of Iberian Peninsula grapevine varieties. In: American Society for Enology and Viticulture , 2012.
- ↑ a b c Hans Ambrosi , Bernd HE Hill, Erika Maul, Ernst H. Rühl, Joachim Schmid, Fritz Schumann: color atlas grape varieties. 3rd edition, Eugen Ulmer, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8001-5957-4 .
- ↑ 'Trincadeira' ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof .
