Lambrusco Marani

the variety is fairly homogeneous, the main differences being cluster shape and vigor. The bud, with a medium apex, is cottony and whitish with wine-red shades. The leaves are medium-sized, rounded, slightly three-lobed and blistered, with a sub-woolly underside. The petiolar sinus is very open, sometimes brace- or V-shaped. The underside is sub-hairless. cylindrical with short wings, semi-compact or semi-sparse. Medium-sized, spheroid, blue-black berry. Thick skin, juicy flesh with a neutral flavour.

very vigorous vine, with an upright growth habit, medium-long shoot with medium internodes and expanded vegetation. It thrives in deep and fresh, even argillaceous soils and dry and warm climates with adequate irrigation.

it requires expanded training systems and medium-long pruning, being therefore well adaptable to highly mechanised training systems.

normal, apart from susceptibility to green millerandage. Susceptible to grapevine phytoplasmas.

it produces a bright ruby-red wine with good scents; fresh, savoury, harmonious. It is bottled young, still sweet and with the other Emilian Lambrusco wines to obtain an almost dry and sparkling wine.

Lambrusco Marani R2, VCR335, VCR131.