Tazzelenghe

Tazzelenghe (also Tacelenghe ) is a very old red grape variety that is grown in the Italian region Friuli- Venezia Giulia, especially in the DOC wines of the eastern hills of Friuli region. Tazzelenghe means in the Friulian dialect " tongue cutter".

See also the article Viticulture in Italy and the list of grape varieties.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is hairy open and wolligstark. The young leaves are medium hairy and fitted with bronze approach.
• The leaves are five-lobed and sinuate strong. The petiole is U-shaped open. The blade is serrated. The teeth are medium in size compared to the varieties.
• The drum-shaped cluster is small and medium- loose-. The roundish berries are medium in size.

Tazzelenghe matures about 40 days after Chasselas, and thus is considered very late maturing. It is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ).

Synonyms

The grape is also known under Tazzelenghe the name Tacelenge, Tacelenghe, TACE lenghe, Tassalinghe, Taze - lenghe, Taze Lunghe, Tazzalenghe, Tazzalenghe nera, Tazzalenghe nera friulana, Tazzalinghe and Tazzalingua.