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Italy of Wines

italy of wines book

History, Geography,  and Culture
of Italian Wine

Wines, Grape varieties, Typical products of each and every region in Italy, with more than 90 detailed regional maps.

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Italy's Native Wine Grapes Guide

Nerello mantellato

Grape's Data Sheet

The Nerello mantellato Wine Grape in Italy

The Wine Grape known as Nerello mantellato is a recognized synonym for the Nerello Cappuccio grape variety.To get to the page of the Nerello Cappuccio wine-grape, with all the ampelographic and agricultural information as well as the organoleptic features of the varietal wines produced with the Nerello Cappuccio wine-grape, click here.

Nerello mantellato - The Grape and the Wines

Nerello mantellato - General Info Table

Nerello mantellato is one of the   with Black berry widespread mainly in Sicily, officially listed in the “Catalogo nazionale varietà di vite” since . Its surface under vines in Italy is .
Berry colorBlack berry
Main RegionSicily

Nerello mantellato - Ampelographic Data

Each grape variety is characterized by Ampelographic Descriptors that define the appearance of its main elements. The ampelographic features of the Nerello mantellato grape variety are:
Leaf Features
The leaf of the Nerello mantellato grape variety is .
Bunch Features
The bunch of the Nerello mantellato grape variety is .
Berry Features
The berries of the Nerello mantellato grape variety are

Nerello mantellato - Wine Features

The Varietal Wine obtained from each and every Grape Variety, features precisely defined organoleptic characteristics. Referred to Nerello mantellato grapes, they are as follows:
Varietal Wine's features
The wine obtained from Nerello mantellato grapes is .

Nerello mantellato - 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 Nerello mantellato grape variety, the main characteristics are: