Cortese

the variety is quite homogeneous: the main differences concern the size and the shape of the cluster. The greenish-white bud has a downy apex. The large, pentagonal, five-lobed and almost glabrous leaves have fairly large and irregular teeth. The petiolar sinus is closed and lyre-shaped with overlapping edges. The cluster is medium-large, pyramidal, winged and semi-sparse. The more than medium-sized berry, spheroid in shape and more-or less golden yellow in colour, is easy to detach. The skin is of medium consistency, juicy, with a slightly flavoured flesh.

highly vigorous vine with a semi-upright growth habit. The strong but generally fragile shoots have medium internodes. It adapts to different types of soil provided they are not too humid and too fertile. It prefers dry climates and a good hillside exposure in order to produce at its best.

it adapts to various training systems and pruning, however preferring long ones. It requires careful green pruning operations as far as tying and positioning of the shoots is concerned, due to their fragility. The mechanisation of some green operations is not easy.

normal, a little susceptible to botrytis due to the brittleness of the skin. Incompatibilities were observed in certain combinations with 101.14.

it produces a straw-yellow wine, averagely alcoholic, fresh, dry, harmonious, with a typical scent. It can be used to produce sparkling wines, as it releases very agreeable scents.

Cortese R2, R3, VCR264, VCR265, VCR460, CVT17, CVT29, CVT3, CVT34.