Azal Tinto

The red variety Azal Tinto is an autochthonous variety from Portugal. We recommend its cultivation in the regions of Douro, Minho, Beira Interior Norte Beira Interior Sul.

The grapes are harvested in mid-September to mid-October and provide a very highly colored red wine with very high content of malic acid, which is used as the basis for the red Vinho Verde. The proportion of acid is an important component for the malolactic fermentation of wine.

In addition to the variety Azal Tinto still include the varieties Alberto Azal, Azal Azedo, Doce Azal, Azal Azal Branco and Preto on the vine family Azal.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• Azal Tinto has white, woolly shoot tips. Young leaves are downy and green.
• Full-grown leaves are flat and of medium size (see the article sheet form). Your petiole is V-shaped. The three-lobed leaves are occupied at their edges with small teeth.
• The grapes of this variety are small to medium in size and conical. The spherical berries are bluish black.

Azal Tinto is a variety of the noble vine (Vitis vinifera ). It has hermaphrodite flowers and is thus self- fruiting. When the wine-growing economic disadvantage is avoided, no return delivered to have male plants grow.

Synonyms

The grape Azal Tinto is also the name Amaral ( in Penafiel and Amarante ), Amaral Preto, Azal, Cainho Bravo ( Monção ) Cainho miúdo ( also in Monção ) Cainzinho ( in Arcos de Valdevez ) Chachon and Sousão Galego ( known in Basto ).