Groppello di Santo Stefano

The groppello di Santo Stefano is a Italian Cépage of black grapes.

Origin and geographical distribution

It comes from the north of Italy.

It is classified recommended in Province of Brescia in the area Lombardy and in Province of in Toscane Massed-Carrara. In 1998, it covered 28 ha.

In the trentino, the type of vine is cultivated exclusively in the Val di Non.

See also the articles Groppello bianco, Groppello di Mocasina and Groppello gentile.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young white cottony branch with dyed with carmine edging.
Young aranéeuses sheets, yellowish.
adult Sheets, with 5 lobes (seldom 3 lobes) with higher sines quadrant deep, a petiolar sine out of U, teeth ogival, narrow, in two series, a aranéeux limb.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of fourth time: 40 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches are average and the bays are of intermediate size. The bunch is cylindro-conical and very compact. The type of vine is vigorous with regular production.

Synonyms

The groppello gentile is known under the name of gropèl, gropèla will nera, groppèl, groppello, groppello della Val di Non, grupèl