Product Sheet

Alicante Bouschet

This variety was created in 1855 in France by Henry Bouschet. It is a crossing between Grenache and Petit Bouschet. It is well widespread in France, Spain (Garnacha Tintorera), Tuscany, Sardinia and Sicily.

CULTIVATED AREA IN ITALY

YEAR

1970

1982

1990

2000

2010

HECTARES

21 21 23 73 444

CULTIVATED AREA IN FRANCE

YEAR

1968

1979

1988

1998

2008

2018

HECTARES

20.563 21.996 15.769 9.393 7.104 2.460

CULTIVATED AREA IN SPAIN

YEAR

1990 1999

2009

HECTARES

16.628 17.699 20.991

CULTIVATED AREA IN PORTUGAL

YEAR

2000

2011

HECTARES

2.101 2.644
Bud-burst period: everage.
Ripening period: average-to-early.
Yield: good.
Ampelographic characters:

the variety is fairly homogeneous, the most important differences being the shape and the size of the bunch and the productivity of the plant. The young shoot has a wooly green-whitish apex, medium-sized and triangular-shaped trilobate leaf with more or less closed petiolar sinus. The underside of the leaf is hairy. The cluster is medium sized, conical, compact. The berry is medium sized, with thick skin and colored pulp.

Cultural aptitude:

vine of medium vigor with an upright growth habit. It adapts well to loose clay-limestone soils and to warm or warm-temperate environments.

Training system and pruning:

it prefers medium-expanded training systems with medium or short pruning.

Susceptibility to diseases and adverse conditions:

susceptible to downy mildew and dead arm.

Enological potential:

it is used in blends with other wines to add color, as a single variety it lacks finesse and elegance and shows considerable shortcomings in its aromatic and polyphenolic profile.

Clones in propagation:

French clones: Inra-Entav 803, 804.

AGRONOMICAL AND ENOLOGICAL PERFORMANCES OF INRA-ENTAV 803

VARIETY

CLONE

ORIGIN

HARVEST

TRAINING SYSTEM

NUMBER OF VINES/ha

AVERAGE PLANT WEIGHT Kg

YIELD t/ha

 BRIX DEGREE

AC. TOT. in ac. tart. (g/l)

ph MUST

AlicanteBouschet

CL. 803

Centro marze VCR Grado

2007

Spur. Cord.

2.900

3,1

8,99

19,3

6,8

3,54

AlicanteBouschet

CL. 803

Centro marze VCR Grado

2010

Spur. Cord.

2.900

3,3

9,6

20,7

7

3,52

EVERAGE DATA

2.900

3,2

9,3

20

6,9

3,53

TOTAL WINE ACIDITY (g/l) TARTARIC ACID (g/l) MALIC ACID (g/l) Wine Ph NET DRY EXTRACT (g/l) FLAVONOIDI (mg/l) ANTHOCYANINS (mg/l) TOTAL POLYPHENOLS (mg/l) ALCOHOL (% vol.) ZUCCHERI RIDUTTORI (g/l) VOLATILE ACIDITY (g/l)
5,3 1,5 0,1 3,75 24,8 1.442 862 2.818 11,62 3,6 0,51
6,5 3,2 0,92 3,71 32,3 1.374 1.011 2.828 12,5 2,8 0,56

EVERAGE DATA

5,9 2,35 0,51 3,73 28,55 1.408 937 2.823 12,06 3,2 0,54
Alicante Bouschet

VCR417

Enological potential:

Boasting high sapidity and structure, the clone reveals floral and fruity notes on the nose; these characteristics make it suitable, beyond its classic use in blending, for the production of monovarietal wines for long aging, potentially by leveraging the on-vine drying (late harvest) to which the variety is predisposed.

Origin: Magliano in Toscana (GR)
Registration year: 2022

Vigour
Cluster
Berry
Yield

VARIETY AVERAGE

SENSORY PROFILE

—●— Variety Average

—●— VCR417

Alicante Bouschet

VCR418

Enological potential:

The wine highlights fruity notes such as black cherry and plum; on the palate, it is sapid and well-structured. It is suitable for blending with low-color varieties and can be used as a monovarietal by managing yields or through late harvesting (on-vine drying).

Origin: Magliano in Toscana (GR)
Registration year: 2022

Vigour
Cluster
Berry
Yield

VARIETY AVERAGE

SENSORY PROFILE

—●— Variety Average

—●— VCR418