Trepat
Originally from Catalonia, it is an indigenous variety from the region of Conca de Barberà.
CULTIVATED AREA IN SPAIN
|
YEAR |
1999 | 2009 | 2010 |
|
HECTARES |
3.556 | 1.706 | 1.258 |
Budburst period: medium-early.
Ripening period: medium-late (3rd epoch).
Yield: good and abundant.
Ampelographic characters:
the bud has an open whitish-green apex with slightly carminate edges. The large, pentagonal leaf, with five evident lobes, has a closed petiolar sinus with overlapping edges. The cluster is large, conical and compact. The large elliptical berries have a medium-thick skin of a pink or dark violet-red colour.
Cultural aptitude:
vine of high vigour and upright growth habit. It prefers slightly fresh soils.
Training system and pruning:
it adapts well to different training systems and pruning, including short pruning.
Susceptibility to diseases and adverse conditions:
susceptible to dead arm. Quite tolerant of botrytis. Susceptible to spring frost and droughts.
Enological potential:
it produces rosé wines and sparkling wines or moderate alcohol content, fresh, light, and fruity. It provides little colour to red wines.
Clones undergoing homologation procedure:
VCR4, VCR6, VCR316, VCR319, VCR320.
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