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Manzoni bianco

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The Manzoni bianco Wine Grape in Italy

Manzoni bianco - The Grape and the Wines

The Manzoni Bianco grape variety, also known as Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13, is the most famous among the clones created and experimented with by Prof. Luigi Manzoni, who was the principal of the Conegliano School of Enology at the time. These experiments were conducted in the 1930s, focusing on the genetic improvement of the vine through crossbreeding and hybridization. Manzoni Bianco 6.0.13 is considered an indigenous grape variety of the province of Treviso, and it is the result of a cross between Riesling Renano and Pinot Bianco. Today, it is mainly cultivated in the Triveneto area and is included in the blends of some denominations such as Colli di Conegliano Bianco DOCG, Breganze Bianco DOC, and Trentino Bianco DOC, as well as several Indicazione Geografica Tipica wines, for which it is often vinified in purity. The distinguishing feature of Manzoni Bianco is its ability to produce wines with good fixed acidity and an interesting aromatic profile.

Manzoni Bianco 6.0.13 is a grape variety that exhibits remarkable adaptability to very different climates and soils, although it prefers hilly, non-compact, deep, fresh, and fertile soils, with a moderate production. From an ampelographic perspective, Manzoni Bianco 6.0.13 has a small, conical or cylindrical, sometimes winged cluster, moderately compact (weighing between 80 and 150 grams). The berry is medium-small, spherical, and yellow-green in color, with a thick, fairly firm, moderately pruinose skin and an aromatic flavor. The wine obtained from Manzoni Bianco 6.0.13 or Incrocio Manzoni is distinguished by its finesse and elegance, moderate alcohol content, and good acidity. It is used in the production of wines of notable quality, fine and delicate, yet with good body and excellent balance.

manzoni bianco a wine grape of Italy

Manzoni bianco - General Info Table

Manzoni bianco is one of the  Hybrid grapes and crosses with White berry widespread mainly in Veneto, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since 1978. Its surface under vines in Italy is 382 ha.
Berry colorWhite berry
Grape CategoryHybrid grapes and crosses
Main RegionVeneto
Surface under Vines in Italy382 ha
Varietal GroupIncroci Manzoni
Synonym(s)Incrocio Manzoni 6.0.13
Parent GrapesRiesling Renano, Pinot blanc
Year of listing1978

Manzoni bianco - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Manzoni bianco grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Manzoni bianco grape variety is medium-sized, small, pentagonal, with five lobes.
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Manzoni bianco grape variety is dense, short, cylindrical, cone-shaped.
Berry Features
The berries of the Manzoni bianco grape variety are medium-sized, small, of spheroidal shape and with Buccia pruinosa, firm, thick and yellow-greenish colored skin.

Manzoni bianco - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Manzoni bianco grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Manzoni bianco grapes is . On the palate the wine is tasty, fine.

Manzoni bianco - Agricultural & Productive Features

Each and every grape variety features very specific agricultural and productive characteristics, such as productivity, yield, ripening time, the ideal type of climate or pruning system, sensitivity to adversities, varying degrees of disease resistance and many others. For the Manzoni bianco grape variety, the main characteristics are:
Ripening timemedium
Vegetative vigormedium vigor
Productivityfair

Manzoni bianco - Appellations of Origin

The Quattrocalici Grape Varieties Database collects data on all grape varieties that are explicitly mentioned in at least one Italian PDO (Protected Designation of Origin) or PGI (Protected Geographical Indication) denomination. The Manzoni bianco grape variety is mentioned in the regulations of the following denominations:
DenominationTypeRegion
Alto Livenza IGTIGTFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto
Anagni IGTIGTLatium
Arghillà IGTIGTCalabria
Basilicata IGTIGTBasilicata
Benaco Bresciano IGTIGTLombardy
Bianco di Custoza o Custoza DOCDOCVeneto
Calabria IGTIGTCalabria
Colli Aprutini IGTIGTAbruzzo
Colli Berici DOCDOCVeneto
Colli Cimini IGTIGTLatium
Colli del Sangro IGTIGTAbruzzo
Colli di Conegliano DOCGDOCGVeneto
Colli Euganei DOCDOCVeneto
Colli Trevigiani IGTIGTVeneto
Colline Frentane IGTIGTAbruzzo
Colline Pescaresi IGTIGTAbruzzo
Colline Teatine IGTIGTAbruzzo
Conselvano IGTIGTVeneto
Costa Viola IGTIGTCalabria
Daunia IGTIGTApulia
del Vastese o Histonium IGTIGTAbruzzo
Forlì IGTIGTEmilia-Romagna
Lazio IGTIGTLatium
Lipuda IGTIGTCalabria
Locride IGTIGTCalabria
Marca Trevigiana IGTIGTVeneto
Montello e Colli Asolani DOCDOCVeneto
Murgia IGTIGTApulia
Palizzi IGTIGTCalabria
Pellaro IGTIGTCalabria
Piave DOCDOCVeneto
Puglia IGTIGTApulia
Salento IGTIGTApulia
Scilla IGTIGTCalabria
Tarantino IGTIGTApulia
Terre Aquilane o Terre de l’Aquila IGTIGTAbruzzo
Terre del Colleoni o Colleoni DOCDOCLombardy
Terre di Chieti IGTIGTAbruzzo
Trevenezie IGTIGTFriuli-Venezia Giulia, Veneto, Trentino-South Tyrol
Val di Neto IGTIGTCalabria
Valdamato IGTIGTCalabria
Vallagarina IGTIGTTrentino-South Tyrol, Veneto
Valle d’Itria IGTIGTApulia
Veneto Orientale IGTIGTVeneto
Venezia Giulia IGTIGTFriuli-Venezia Giulia
Vicenza DOCDOCVeneto