Raboso Piave

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Raboso Piave
Synonyms Friularo - for more see the Synonyms section
Art Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera )
Berry color black
use
origin Italy
VIVC no. 9864
List of grape varieties

Raboso Piave is an autochthonous red wine variety from northern Italy. Together with the Raboso Veronese variety , it belongs to the family of Raboso vines, which are often used together in blends of wines, for example with Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot .

However, there are also DOC and country wines made exclusively from the Raboso Piave grape, for which the same name or - grammatically correct - Raboso del Piave - is used.

The DOC wine-growing area regulated by Decree No. 242 of the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana 1971 is also called Raboso Piave .

Cultivation

The cultivation of this vine is recommended in the provinces of Padua , Treviso and Venice and approved in the former province of Pordenone . The production volume is falling. In 1990, only 1,952 hectares of vineyards were raised, after 6,331 hectares were raised in 1970.

The late-ripening variety produces dry red wines with an intense ruby ​​red color. The harvest usually does not take place until the end of October or November.

Since the late 1990s, some wineries have been experimenting with drying the grapes before pressing in order to refine the tart taste and achieve a higher quality.

history

The Raboso Piave is a historically documented wine . That the Picina omnium nigerrima that Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia mentions a Raboso might have been, want some producing winery guess is, however, not to prove. In the 17th and 18th centuries there are first references to a vine with this name. In the 19th and also in the first half of the 20th century, Raboso was the dominant wine in the Piave region; 80% of the total wine production was made from this vine. In the second half of the 20th century it was more and more replaced by the more marketable varieties Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon or used as a blend with these vines. Since the 1990s, individual wineries have organized brotherhoods (confraternità) that are committed to revitalizing the vine.

Mauro Corona helped Raboso to achieve literary honors in Aspro e dolce (2004).

See also: Viticulture in Italy as well as the list of grape varieties .

Synonyms

Depending on the exact origin, the synonyms Cruaja, Cruajo, Fogarina, Friulara, Friulara di Bagnoli, Friularo, Friularo Rabiosa, Nostrato Nero, Rabosa, Rabosa Friulara, Rabosa Nera, Raboso, Raboso Dal Pecolo Rosso, Raboso de Conegliano, Raboso del Piave, Raboso del Plave, Raboso di Conegliano, Raboso di Piave, Raboso Friularo, Raboso Nera, Raboso Nostrale, Raboso Nostrano, Raboso Nostrano Nero and Rabozo Pijave .

The Friulara (or Friularo ) has nothing to do with the Friuli region , but is derived from the Venetian word frio (it. Freddo = cold). This is an indication of the advanced season when the overripe grapes are harvested. The Friulara is also a historical name that also occurs in literary works, for example by Carlo Goldoni .

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Raboso Piave in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English), April 2020