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Grape characteristics |
| Name |
Trincadeira |
| Type of grape variety |
Red |
| Description |
Trincadeira is a grape variety mostly grown in the Alentejo and Douro regions (where it is called Tinta Amarela). It has medium-sized, compact bunches and medium-sized, round berries. It is sensitive to diseases and rottenness (if the berries get wet, they easily rotten), therefore it develops best in dry and very hot climates.
The wines produced are rich in colour and aromas (fruity and vegetable), slightly alcoholic and have good ageing potential. |
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Ampelographic Characteristics
Fonte: Catálogo das Castas, IVV.
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| Budding |
very precocious. |
| Young Branch End |
open. White with a slight carmine border. Webbed villosity. |
| Young leaf |
yellow. Webbed villosity. |
| Flower |
androgynous. |
| Vigour |
medium. |
| Bearing |
semi-erect. |
| Shoots |
nodes and internodes on the back have red striations and are green on the front. Webbed villosity. |
| Tendrils |
regular discontinuous distribution. Medium. |
| Adult leaf |
medium, pentagonal, with five lobes. Light green upper side, slight swelling and wrinkling. Convex, medium-sized teeth of equal width and length. Open petiolar sinus with a V-shaped base. Open upper lateral petiolar sinuses with V-shaped bases. Low anthocyanin pigmentation. Webbed villosity. Petiole as long as the medium main vein. Webbed villosity. |
| Bunch |
medium. Loose compactness. Long peduncle with medium lignification. |
| Berry |
medium, slightly flat. Dark blue, medial bloom, epidermis of medium thickness. Colourless, soft and juicy pulp. Short pedicel which can be easily separated. |
| Seeds |
predominantly one per berry. |
| Stalks |
circular section. Striated surface. Reddish brown. Webbed villosity. |
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