Tocai Friulano

the variety is relatively homogeneous, the substantial differences being cluster shape, primary aromas and vigour. The bud has an expanded, golden-green, velvety apex. The medium-sized, round, three-lobed leaf is cup-shaped with wavy edges and an almost hairless underside. The closed lyre-shaped petiolar sinus shows slightly overlapping lobes. The cluster is medium-sized, elongated, truncated-pyramidal or cylindrical-pyramidal, with one or two wings, rather compact. The berry is medium-sized, spheroid with a dotted, slightly thick, pruinose, yellow or greenish-yellow coloured skin. The juicy, sweet pulp has a characteristic flavour.

very vigorous vine with tendentially upright-growth habit. Adaptable to different climates, provided they are not warm, it prefers well exposed hilly soils, or stony and clayey plain soils restraining the vigour, not too chlorotic or excessively humid.

adaptable to different more-or-less expanded training systems, it prefers long pruning. It could also accept medium pruning, but not easily.

average, susceptible to botrytis. Good resistance to winter and late cold weather.

it produces a straw-yellow wine with greenish reflections, of delicate aroma, with a slight taste of bitter almond, scarcely acidic, alcoholic, round, for short aging.

Tocai Friulano R5, R14, VCR9, VCR33, VCR100, VCR456, ISVF3, ISVF6, ISVF8.

Tocai Friulano VCR414, VCR73, VCR205, VCR332, VCR368, VCR462, VCR619.