Raboso (grape)
Raboso is a
The vine ripens relatively quite late, producing good yields with high resistance to fungal disease and rot.[1] The grape crossed with another Veneto wine grape, Marzemina bianca, to produce Raboso Veronese.[2] It produces quite a large, tight, cylindrical bunch with one or two wings and a sturdy bunchstem. Its spheroid grape has a blue-black, very tough skin with good bloom. The flesh has a varietal, neutral flavour which is slightly meaty and sweet-acidulous-astringent. Each grape has two or three average-sized, pear-shaped seeds. This vigorous vine can have high yield. Optimal vinification requires appropriate maceration of juice and skins: this results in a full-bodied wine, acidic and tannic when young, ideal for laying down. Left to age in wooden barrels, it will gradually acquire a deep ruby colour with garnet tinges, a broad and full bouquet of wild violets with a concentrated note of morello cherry; the palate is dry, astringent. In
Relationship to other grapes
During a series of trials between 1930 and 1935, Raboso Piave was
References
- ISBN 1-85732-999-6
- ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2
- ISBN 978-1-846-14446-2