Castelão (grape)

{{Short description|Variety of grape}} {{Infobox grape variety | name = Castelão | image = Castelao.jpg | color = Noir | species = ''Vitis vinifera'' | also_called = See list of synonyms | origin = Portugal | pedigree1 = Cayetana | pedigree2 = Alfrocheiro Preto | seeds_formation = Complete | flowers_sex = Hermaphrodite | vivc_number = 2324 }}

'''Castelão''', in Portugal also known as '''Periquita''' and '''João de Santarém''', is a red wine grape found primarily in the south coastal regions but is grown all over Portugal and is sometimes used in Port wine production.

The vine thrives in sandy soils but is able to adapt to a variety of conditions. It produces a wine that can be harshly tannic in its youth but softens as it ages. In the Algarve VR, it is often blended with Negra Mole to produce a wine with less aging potential but less harsh in its youth.<ref name="Robinson pg 217">J. Robinson ''Vines, Grapes & Wines'' pg 217 Mitchell Beazley 1986 {{ISBN|1-85732-999-6}}</ref>

==Synonyms== Bastardo Castico, Bastardo Espanhol, Castelana, Castelão Francês, Castelão Real, Casteleão, Castellam, Castellão, Castellão Portugues, Castico, João de Periquita, João de Santarém, João de Santarém Tinto, João Mendes, Joao Pinto Mendes, João Santarém, Lariao Preto, Mortagua, Mortagua de Vide Branca, Olho de Lebre, Perikvita, Periquita, Piriquita, Piriquito, Pirriquita, Santarém, Santarém Tinto, Trincadeira.<ref name=VIVC>{{cite web |url=http://www.vivc.de/index.php?r=passport%2Fview&id=2324 |title=CASTELAO |author= |date=August 2017 |website=Vitis International Variety Catalogue VIVC |publisher=Julius Kühn-Institut - Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants (JKI), Institute for Grapevine Breeding - Geilweilerhof (ZR) |access-date=2017-09-23}}</ref>

The variety Tinta Amarela is also called ''Trincadeira'', but is not related to Castelão.

==References== {{reflist}} {{Wines}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Castelao (grape)}} Category:Red wine grape varieties