Forcallat tinta
Forcallat tinta is a red
color mutation of Forcallat tinta.[2]
The white cultivar Trepadell is also called Forcallat blanc in the village of La Font de la Figuera, with only one remaining plot of about 600 plants. Trepadell is also present in the Marina Alta region and has been elaborated by Curii uvas & vinos.
Viticulture
Forcallat tinta is a
monastrell
, with five-lobed leaves which are pubescent underneath. Clusters are long-conical, medium to big-sized, with a characteristic wing, loose to somewhat tight, and berries are dark red to black, round and biggish compared with the medium wine variety.
Relationship with other grapes
Forcallat tinta shares several synonyms with other grape varieties including the
Cava wine grape Macabeo and the numerous other varieties that have been known under the synonym Verdal including Verdejo and Palomino. Forcallat blanca grape that is often confused for the white Spanish wine grape Airén was once thought to be a color mutation of Forcallat tinta but DNA profiling has shown that the two are actually distinct varieties.[2]
Wine regions
In 2008 there were 930 hectares (2,300 acres) of Forcallat tinta planted in Spain, mostly in the provinces of
Valencia. It is an authorized grape in the VdlT wines of Abanilla, Campo de Cartagena and El Terrerazo.[2]
Synonyms
Over the years, Forcallat tinta has been known under a variety of synonyms including: Alcabril de Gualadín (in the province of León), Alibril, Forcala, Forcalla, Forcalla negra, Forcalla noire, Forcalla Prieta, Macabeo, Macabeu, Verdal (in the province of Ourense), Verdalejo (in Murcia), Forcallà and Planta forcallà in Valencia and Verdalla (in the Canary Islands).[3][2] [4]
References
- ISBN 9788472835597
- ^ ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
- ^ Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) Forcallat tinta Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Accessed: May 28th, 2013
- ISBN 9788492928132