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Ribuele

Ancient grape variety native to Friuli-Venezia Giulia. It is mainly grown in the hilly areas of the Gorizia and Udine provinces.

CULTIVATED AREA IN ITALY

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HECTARES

149 93 178 284 295
Bud-burst period: late.
Ripening period: everage.
Yield: everage and constant.
Ampelographic characters:

this variety has two biotypes, Ribuele Gialla and Ribuele Verde, the latter being not particularly common. The bud has a sub-woolly golden-green apex. The leaves are round, medium-sized and almost whole with three barely visible lateral lobes. The petiolar sinus is open. The underside is glabrous. The cluster is medium-small, cylindrical-pyramidal and semi-sparse. The medium-sized round berry has a not-so-thick, pruinose skin and a sweet, neutral-flavored flesh.

Cultural aptitude:

vine of good vigour with a semi-upright growth habit. It prefers cool and ventilated climates and well-exposed hilly soils.

Training system and pruning:

it prefers training systems with long Guyot-type pruning.

Susceptibility to diseases and adverse conditions:

susceptible to coulure and botrytis in wet and rainy years. It is not affected by late frosts.

Enological potential:

it produces wines of excellent acidity and freshness characterised by a fine, floral scent, not very full-bodied.

Clones in propagation:

Ribuele VCR72, VCR100, VCR206, VCR207, VCR392, VCR394, VCR417, ERSAFVG180.

Ribuele VCR100
Ribuele

VCR100

(Petrussi selection)

Enological potential:

it produces rather alcoholic fresh wines, with an agreeable flavour and good acidity. To be drunk when young, as still or sparkling wine.

Origin: Cividale del Friuli (UD)
Registration year: 2011

Vigour
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Yield

VARIETY EVERAGE

SENSORY PROFILE

—●— Variety everage

—●— VCR100