Cabernet Eidos®
Red cultivar obtained from the cross Cabernet Sauvignon x Bianca (code UD. 58-083).
Bud-burst period:everage-late.
Flowering time: everage-early.
Ripening time:late.
Yield: medium-high.
Ampelographic characters:
shoot tip hairless and pinkish. The leaf is of pentagonal shape with U base petiolar sinus. Elongated cylindrical cluster, with a short wing, compact or semi-compact. Small berry size with a thick skin and average pruinosity. Pulp is juicy of neutral taste.
Cultural aptitude:
grapevine with good vigour and semi-upright growth habit.
Trellising and pruning:
adaptable to all trellising and pruning systems because of the high base bud fertility.
Resistance to diseases and adverse conditions:
good-to-excellent resistance to downy (Rpv 3) and powdery mildew. Good winter hardiness with resistance up to -22°C.
Enological potential:
grapevine able to achieve a good sugar accumulation with balanced total acidity of the must. The aromatic profile shows intense floral-fruity and spicy notes with excellent polyphenol profile for quality and composition of tannins and for the intensity and tonality of pigments. It is conducive to wines of medium to long refinement period.
Awards:
in 2019 Cabernet Eidos® VCR won the silver medal, with 85 points out of 100, at the International PIWI WINE AWARD in Germany.
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