Catarratto

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Catarratto
Salaparuta DOC

Catarratto is a white

full bodied wines with lemon notes.[1] In the Etna DOC, the grape is often blended with Minella bianca and Carricante.[2]

Subvarieties and phenotypes

Catarratto exists in different

massal selection of vines showing intravarietal variability of vines having been propagated vegetatively (by cuttings) from the same original seedling. A third variety or phenotype, Catarratto Bianco Extra Lucido, with a complete absence of bloom, was selected by B. Pastena in 1971 among Catarratto Bianco Lucido vines. This was also shown to be genetically identical with the other two, as was assumed by its origin.[3]

Pedigree

An Italian study published in 2008 using DNA typing (the same study that showed the three Catarrattos to be identical) showed a close genetic relationship between Garganega on the one hand and Catarratto and several other grape varieties on the other hand. It is therefore possible that Garganega is one of the parents of Catarratto, however, since the parents of Garganega have not been identified, the exact nature of the relationship could not be conclusively established.[3]

Synonyms

Catarratto is also known under the synonyms Castellaro, Cataratto Bertolaro, Cataratto Bianco Nostrale, Cataratto Carteddaro, Catarratto Bertolare, Catarratto Bertolaro, Catarratto Bianco Latino, Catarratto Bianco Nostrale Catarratto Carteddaro.[3][4][5]

References

  1. ISBN 0-7892-0883-0
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  2. ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
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  3. ^ a b c d ‘Sangiovese’ and ‘Garganega’ are two key varieties of the Italian grapevine assortment evolution Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine, M. Crespan, A. Calò, S. Giannetto, A. Sparacio, P. Storchi and A. Costacurta, Vitis 47 (2), 97–104 (2008).
  4. ^ Catarratto Bianco Comune Archived 2012-01-20 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 21, 2010.
  5. ^ Catarratto Bianco Lucido Archived 2012-04-05 at the Wayback Machine, Vitis International Variety Catalogue, accessed on June 21, 2010.
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