Vertzami
| 'Vertzami' | |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | see section synonyms |
| Art | Grape vine ( Vitis vinifera subsp. Vinifera ) |
| Berry color | dark blue to violet blue |
| use | |
| origin | Greece |
| VIVC no. | 13011 |
| List of grape varieties | |
'Vertzami' is the name of a Greek red wine variety that only plays a subordinate role in terms of acreage (491 hectares, as of 1999), but is one of the country's up-and-coming vines in terms of quality.
Descent, origin, distribution
Presumably there is a relationship with the Italian variety ' Marzemino '. It is identical to the Lefkas variety on Cyprus.
On the Ionian islands , 'Vertzami' is still cultivated to a small extent in the western Peloponnese and western central Greece, where it is used almost exclusively as dye grapes . It was introduced in Crete in 1930, but could not establish itself there.
Ampelographic varietal characteristics
- The shoot tip is open. She is hairy white wool. The young leaves are only slightly woolly hairy and spotted bronze (anthocyanin spots).
- The large leaves are almost rounded, mostly wholly or slightly three-lobed. The stalk bay is closed like a lyre. The blade is bluntly serrated. The teeth are large compared to the grape varieties. The leaf surface is blistered and coarse.
- The conical to cylindrical grape is shouldered, medium to large and dense. The round to oval berries are medium-sized and dark blue to purple-blue in color. The berry skin is thick-skinned. The juicy berries have an astringent character.
The 'Vertzami' grape variety is very vigorous and high-yielding.
Maturity: approx. 25 days after the ' Gutedel ' - ripening late.
Wine
Wines from the Vertzami are usually only mashed for a relatively short time , as the extraction of color and aroma has already reached its peak after about 48 hours. The red wine is very dark in color, rich in berry, laurel and cinnamon aromas. The tannin body is moderate and it has a good acid structure and is mostly alcoholic.
So far, only products from a winery in Patras have entered international trade . This 'Vertzami' is a blend of 60% 'Vertzami' and 40% ' Cabernet Franc '.
properties
The vine is robust, quite productive and less susceptible to most vine diseases except for downy mildew . It needs barren, calcareous soils and does not tolerate a lack of water.
Synonyms
'Balsamina Nera', 'Barsami', 'Barzami', 'Bertzami', 'Deykaditiko', 'Lefkada', 'Lefkaditiko', 'Lefkas',' Leukas', 'Logothetis',' Martzabi ',' Martzami ',' Martzavi ',' Marzavi ',' Marzemina ',' Mavro ',' Mpertzami ',' Varsami ',' Vartzami ',' Vartzami Noir ',' Vartzamu ',' Varzami ',' Versami '.
See also
literature
- Konstantinos Lazarakis: The Wines of Greece . Mitchell Beazley, London 2005, ISBN 1-84000-897-0 , pp. 376-393 .
- Pierre Galet : Dictionnaire encyclopédique des cépages . 1st edition. Hachette Livre, Paris 2000, ISBN 2-01-236331-8 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Vitis International Variety Catalog ( Memento of the original from December 19, 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.
- ↑ a b c Lazerakis (2005) p. 76 f.
- ^ Jancis Robinson , Julia Harding, Josè Vouillamoz: Wine Grapes . 1st edition. Penguin Books, London 2012, ISBN 978-0-06-220636-7 .
- ↑ March 5, 2015 Vertzami in the database Vitis International Variety Catalog of the Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (English)
