Picolit

The picolit is a Italian Cépage of white grapes probably already known of Romans. Its name was selected in reference to the small volume of the grapes (piccolo = small).

Origin and geographical distribution

It comes from the north of Italy. The picolit is probably identical to the Kéknyelü of Hungary. It is classified auxiliary type of vine in DOC. Colli Orientali del Friuli and in Collio Goriziano. It is classified recommended in the area Friuli-Venezia Giulia in the provinces of Gorizia, Pordenone and of Udine. In 1998, it covered 282 ha.

Characters ampelographic

End of the young cottony branch, greenish white with dyed with carmine edging.
Young aranéeuses sheets, green blanchâtre.
adult Sheets, 3 to 5 lobes with higher sines narrow not very major and on superimposed board, a petiolar sine out of U very broad, angular, narrow teeth and in two series, a aranéeux limb.

Farming aptitudes

Maturity is of third late time: 35 days after the chasselas.

Technological potential

The bunches and the bays are of intermediate size. The bunch is conical and loose. The type of vine is of good strength but its production is very irregular because of the run-out of the female flowers.

It gives wines of a gilded, liqueur-like yellow and very whom can alcoholic titrated up to 17%. The excellent wines of dessert to the nose of fishing and apricot reach high prices.

Synonyms

The picolit is known under the names of balafan, balafant, blaustengler, blaustingl Weiss, Keknyelü, Kelner, Peccoleto bianco, Picolit, Picolit giallo (an alternative of Picolit bianco), Piccolet, Piccoletta, Piccolit, Piccoliti bianco, Piccolino, Piccolito del Friuli, Piccolitto Friulano, Picoleto bianco, Picolit bianco, Pikolit, Pikolit Weiss, Piros Keknyelü, Ranful Weiss, Uva del Friuli and Wisellertraube Weiss .