Ramisco
| 'Ramisco' | |
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| Synonyms | see section synonyms |
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| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | blue |
| use | |
| origin | Portugal |
| VIVC no. | 9899 |
| List of grape varieties | |
'Ramisco' is an indigenous red wine variety in Portugal and is grown almost exclusively in the Colares area near Sintra north of Lisbon on the Atlantic coast. A special feature of the area is that the vineyards are spared phylloxera due to the 2 to 3 meter deep sandy soil there , and that is why the variety is still cultivated without roots. In the 1990s, a planted vineyard area of almost 150 hectares was raised. However, due to increasing residential development, the area under vines is steadily decreasing.
Properties, wine
The late-ripening variety has plum-blue, small berries with a thick skin. The variety produces fragrant, dark-colored and strongly tannin-rich red wines with a medium alcohol content, which should be a few years before consumption, but can be stored for decades .
See also the article Viticulture in Portugal and the list of grape varieties .
Synonyms
'Ramisco (Acores)', 'Ramisco De Colares', 'Ramisco Nos Acores', 'Ramisco Tinto'
literature
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
- Jancis Robinson : The Oxford Wine Lexicon . Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-8338-0691-9 .
- Wolfgang Hubert, David Black Forest: Portugal and its wines . 2nd Edition. Hallwag, Gräfe and Unzer Verlag, Munich, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8338-0641-4 .