Mourisco Tinto

Mourisco Tinto (or Marufo ) is a red variety. She's an old, autochthonous variety from the north of Portugal. In Rebsortenspiegel Portugal the variety increases with an area of ​​5,166 hectares stocked rank 9 of the red varieties. The early maturing variety produces bright red wines with a simple character. In the Portuguese Douro and Minho regions it is usually processed into simple table wines, but is also found in very limited input into the port wine.

There is also a white variety called Mourisco Branco. The white variety also Malvasia Rei is also sometimes called Mourisco. There are also varieties Mourisco do Minho, Mourisco Roxo and Mourisco de Semente. Mourisco Tinto is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has only female flowers and thus is not itself fruiting. In viticulture, this has the economic disadvantage of no return delivered to male plants need to grow.

See also the article viticulture in Portugal and the list of grape varieties.

Synonyms

Mourisco Tinto or Marufo istauch under the name Abrunhal, Barrete De Padre, Brujidera, Crujidera, Lagrima Noir, Malvasia, Marouco, Marufa, Marujo, Morisco Tinto, Moroco, Mourico, Mourisca, Mourisco, Mourisco You Douro, Mourisco Preto, Mourisco Tinto, Tinta Amarela Grossa, Tinta Tinta Do Caramelo and Grossa known.