Bical

Bical ( in Portuguese: sorrel ) is an indigenous white grape from Portugal. Recommended is their cultivation in the regions of Trás -os- Montes, Beira Litoral, Beira Interior Sul, Beira Interior Norte, Alentejo and the Azores. Approved it is in the areas of Douro, Ribatejo and Oeste. In the late 1990s the area under surface was approximately 1,336 acres.

The gekelterte from the earlier maturing varieties wine is acidity and fruity. It can thus be used as a blending wine or as a base wine into sparkling wines.

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

Synonyms

The grape variety is the Bical Mosca, Mosca and Pintado Pintado the dos Pardais also known by the name of Arinto de Alcobaça, Barrado the Mosca, Bical de Bairrada, Borrado. Despite the homonymous Synonyms Bical is not identical to the grape variety Arinto.

Ampelographic varietal characteristics

In the ampelography the habit is described as follows:

• The shoot tip is open. She is white wool hairy, slightly ruby approach. The young leaves are hairy slightly woolly.
• The medium-sized leaves are three-lobed and slightly sinuate ( see also the article sheet form). The petiole is closed. The blade is serrated blunt. The teeth are set closely compared the vine.
• The drum-shaped bunch is medium, and loose- shouldered. The oval berries are small to medium in size and of almost white- yellowish color.

BIANCONE matures about 20 days after Chasselas, and thus is still considered early maturing. It 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.