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Rebo

Vine variety obtained in the 1920s by Rebo Rigotti at the Experimental Station of San Michele all’Adige institute by crossing Merlot and Teroldego.

CULTIVATED AREA IN ITALY

YEAR

1970

1982

1990

2000

2010

HECTARES

n.d. n.d. 34 39 270
Bud-burst period: late.
Ripening period:everage-late.
Yield: copious.
Ampelographic characters:

the bud apex is open, cottony and greenish-white. The medium-sized, pentagonal, three- or five-lobed leaves have a V-shaped petiolar sinus and a sub-woolly underside. The medium-large, compact, winged, averagely compact cluster carries a medium-sized berry with averagely thick, consistent skin and a neutrally flavoured flesh.

Cultural aptitude:

vine of high vigour with a semi-upright growth habit. It prefers medium-textured, generally clayey and slightly calcareous soils, and climates ranging from warm to hot.

Training system and pruning:

it prefers the Guyot training system and long pruning.

Susceptibility to diseases and adverse conditions:

normal. Good resistance to winter cold and spring frosts.

Enological potential:

it gives wines with excellent structure and high anthocyanin content, with a delicate and agreeable scent. Excellent polyphenolic profile with round and soft tannins. Suitable for short to medium aging.

Clones in propagation:

Rebo ISMA583, ISMA590.

AGRONOMICAL AND ENOLOGICAL PERFORMANCES OF REBO “VCR”

VARIETY

ORIGIN

HARVEST

TRAINING SYSTEM

NUMBER OF VINES/ha

AVERAGE PLANT WEIGHT Kg

YIELD t/ha

BRIX DEGREE

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

MUST ph

Rebo VCR test plot in Coriano 2008 Spur. Cord 4.000 2,25 9,0 25,5 6,4 3,61
Rebo VCR test plot in Coriano 2009 Spur. Cord 4.000 2,40 9,6 24,6 6,8 3,65
Rebo VCR test plot in Coriano 2010 Spur. Cord 4.000 2,20 8,8 25,1 6,2 3,58

EVERAGE DATA

4.000 2,28 9,13 25,07 6,47 3,61
WINE TOTAL ACIDITY (g/l) TARTARIC ACID (g/l) MALIC ACID (g/l) WINE Ph NET DRY EXTRACT (g/l) FLAVONOIDS (mg/l) ANTHOCYANINS (mg/l) TOTAL POLYPHENOLS (mg/l) ALCOHOL (% vol.) REDUCING SUGARS (g/l) VOLATILE ACIDITY (g/l)
5,8 2,15 0,68 3,6 30,6 2.270 680 3.340 15,49 6,8 0,56
5,3 1,80 0,21 3,58 29,6 1.910 690 2.040 14,91 4,5 0,37
5,8 2,27 0,66 3,8 32,59 2.130 736

2.167

 

15,24 5,1 0,54
EVERAGE DATA 5,63 2,07 0,52 3,66 30,93 2.103 702 2.516 15,21 5.47 0,49