Baratuciat

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Baratuciat grapes hanging on the vine near harvest.

Baratuciat is a white

dessert wines.[1] On 23 June 2008 the grape was officially added to the Italian registry of wine grape varieties.[2]

In the

elderflowers.[1]

Today, Baratuciat is found almost exclusively in the province of Turin, particularly in the Susa Valley, where it is found in the villages of Almese, Buttigliera Alta, Rosta, Rubiana and Villar Dora.[1]

History

Baratuciat grapes growing in a pergola.

Unlike many Piemontese varieties, Baratuciat does not have a long history of wine production use in Piedmont with only written records in the twentieth and twenty-first century describing its use for both table grape and winemaking. Ampelographers believe that the name Baratuciat is derived from the term used in the local Piemontese dialect for the testicles of cats.[1]

Viticulture

Baratuciat is a

dessert wines.[1]

Baratuciat berries tend to be small with very thick skins that are prone to infection by

viticultural hazard.[1]

Wine regions

Location of the Susa Valley where Baratuciat is grown.

Baratuciat was only added to the official registry of

Italian grape varieties in 2008 which means that plantings of the variety were not counted during the 2000 census. However, ampelographers believe that the grape is almost exclusively grown in the Susa Valley located within the province of Turin. The villages of Almese, Buttigliera Alta, Rosta, Rubiana and Villar Dora have the most significant plantings of Baratuciat with one winery in Almese cultivating the grape on a commercial scale since the early 21st century.[1] Wine critics are watching the development of plantings of the variety within the (currently) red wine only Denominazione di origine controllata (DOC) of Valsusa, noting that the grape has "potential" in this region.[5]

A 2011 study by the University of Adelaide in Australia, documented 2 hectares (4.9 acres) of the grape variety being cultivated in 2010 which ranked it as the 1124th most cultivated wine grape variety in the world.[6]

Styles

According to

finish. Throughout most of its history, the grape was mainly used as an eating variety on the table with some limited use for late harvest wines.[1]

Synonyms

Over the years, Baratuciat has also been known by or with the synonyms of Bertauciat[7] and Bertacuciàt.[1]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
  2. ^ Registro Nazionale della Varietà di vite "Baratuciat", Accessed: March 30th, 2014
  3. ^ Wein-Plus "Baratuciat" Glossary. Accessed: March 30th, 2014
  4. ISBN 0-19-860990-6
  5. ^ Riccardo Modesti "Valsusa DOC, tra biodiversità e piccoli numeri Archived November 16, 2006, at the Wayback Machine" Wine Report (Italian), March 6th, 2003. Accessed: March 30th, 2014
  6. ^ Kym Anderson and Nanda R. Aryal "Which Winegrape Varieties are Grown where? A Global Empirical Picture" pg 40, University of Adelaide Press 2011. Accessed: March 30th, 2014
  7. ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Baratuciat Accessed: March 30th, 2014
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