| Grape variety |
Neretto |
| Synonyms |
Neretto di Bario, Neretto di San Giorgio |
| Grape colour |
Red grape |
| Variety |
Autochthonous |
| Vigour |
Medium |
| Ripening |
End of September - early October. |
| Productivity |
Pretty abundant and regular; But easy to sift in the vintages when the season is adverse. |
| Areas of cultivation |
The vine, as well as in Canavese (Bairo, Valperga, San Giorgio) is also present in Pinerolese, albeit with more modest extensions. |
| History |
The vine of Bairo (also known as "Neretto") has long been immature in Canavese, but its origins are unknown. It is a grape that presents objective difficulties in terms of cultivation, mainly due to its inadequacy in production and low yields. Nevertheless, Bairro Neretto is a variety that can provide quality grapes which, when vinification is less acidic and more balanced than the Barbera cultivated in the same areas. |
| Ampelographic features |
Leaf: medium, pentagonal, quinquelobata, with accentuated lobes; Mostly U-shaped petiole breast; Lateral U-shaped upper breasts; Inferior to U open and yet deep enough; Upper page glabra; Brilliant inferior; Flat and thin limbs, thin; Smooth, matt; The main green ribs on the two pages; Teeth of medium size and small, irregular, convex, broad-based; Light green color.
Bunch: medium size, conical pyramidal shape, winged (with two short wings), medium compact, peduncle visible almost herbaceous; Green short pedicels; Medium brush, red; Separation of the acines from the easy pediment.
Acino: medium size (approximately 15 mm in diameter), between subrotond and subovale; Non-persistent navel, well-pruned skin, loaded with blue color; Of regular distribution; Of medium consistency; Juicy flesh, with colorless juice, with simple flavor. |
| Characteristics of the wine obtained from this grape variety |
The wine obtained from the vine is ruby red, intense. On the palate it is warm, of body. |
| Notes |
Resistance to adversity: normal to colds and frostbite; Enough to cryptogamic diseases; Less than the tinnitus.
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