Bonarda piemontese

The bonarda piemontese is a Italian Cépage of black grapes.

Origin and geographical distribution

It comes from the north of the Italy. The type of vine is known since the 9th century.

It is classified auxiliary type of vine in DOC. Albugnano, Bramaterra, Canavese, Colli Tortonesi, Coste della Sesia, Lessona, Piemonte and Pinerolese.

It is classified recommended in Province of Alexandria, Province of Silk, Province of Cuneo, Province of Novare, Province of Turin and Province of Verceil in the area Piedmont; in Province of Milan and Province of Pavia in the area Lombardy; in Province of Parma and Province of Pleasure in the area Emilie-Romagna. In 1998, it covered in Italy 1.940 ha. Surface covered universally by the bonarda piemontese would be of 14.500 ha.

The type of vine which one calls Bonarda in Argentine, with the Brésil, in Uruguay and California and makes of it the corbel, type of vine used in Savoy. (See this card: Bonarda)

Characters ampelographic

End of the young white cottony branch with point dew.
Young fluffy, yellowish sheets.
adult Sheets, 3 to 5 lobes with broad side sines, a petiolar sine in quadrant, angular, average teeth and in two series, a duveteux limb and moyennemet pubescent.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of second late time: 20 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are average with large and the bays are of intermediate size. The bunch is truncated. The type of vine is of good strength and a good and regular fertility. It is sensitive to the Mildiou but on the other hand not very sensitive to the Oïdium.

It gives red wines of bright color, fairly alccolic and rather delicate.

Synonyms

The bonarda piemontese is known under the names of: bonarda (see also the article Bonarda), bonarda with large bunches, bonarda dell' Astigiano, bonarda del Monferrato, bonarda di Chieri, bonarda of Piedmont, bonarda will nera, croatina (by error; to see the article Croatina), neretto duro