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Rabo de Ovelha
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Grape characteristics |
| Name |
Rabo de Ovelha |
| Type of grape variety |
White |
| Description |
Rabo de Ovelha is grown in the Douro region, especially in the area of Douro Superior. It is planted in small quantities in the Vinhos Verdes region, under the name of Rabigato, and in the viticultural areas of the south of Portugal (Estremadura, Ribatejo and Alentejo), where it is more marketed.
Rabo de Ovelha has medium-sized bunches and small yellowish green berries. It is very sensitive to powdery and downy mildew.
Wine elaborated from this grape variety is mainly used to produce blend wines. Rabo de Ovelha’s main qualities in wine are the high alcohol content, high acidity and good longevity. Wines that include this grape variety in their composition have subtle aromas with floral, vegetable, and even mineral notes. |
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Ampelographic Characteristics
Fonte: Catálogo das Castas, IVV.
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| Budding |
precocious. |
| Young Branch End |
open. White with a slight carmine border. Webbed villosity. |
| Young leaf |
coppery yellow colouring with a slight carmine border. Pubescent villosity.
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| Flower |
androgynous. |
| Vigour |
medium. |
| Bearing |
horizontal to semi-prostrate. |
| Shoots |
green. Webbed villosity. |
| Tendrils |
regular discontinuous distribution. Medium. |
| Adult leaf |
medium, pentagonal, with five lobes. Green upper side, slight swelling, rolled up outline. Rectilineal, long teeth, their width being smaller than their length. Open petiolar sinus with a U-shaped base. Open upper lateral petiolar sinuses with V-shaped bases. Very low anthocyanin pigmentation on the underside and low on the upper side. Cottony villosity on the underside but the main nervures are pubescent. Petiole shorter than the medium main vein. Webbed villosity. |
| Bunch |
large and long. Medium compactness. Short peduncle with medium lignification. |
| Berry |
medium, rounded. Yellowy green to pink in colour, medial bloom, epidermis of medium thickness. Colourless, soft and juicy pulp. Medium-length pedicel which can be easily separated. |
| Seeds |
predominantly one or two per berry. |
| Stalks |
circular section. Striated surface. Yellowish brown. Webbed villosity. |
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