Aptidão enológica das variedades Alicante Bouschet e Merlot em Dom Pedrito.

Abstract

The indication of origin of the Campaign (IP) is intended to certify the quality of wines that will be produced in the region. Within the IP Campanha Gaúcha, Alicante Bouschet and Merlot varieties are accepted for winemaking. The present experiment used grapes produced in the experimental vineyard of UNIPAMPA, Campus Dom Pedrito, crop 2021, which was a relatively rainy crop, mainly in the ripening phase, which did not interfere in the quality of the final product. The elaborated wines were identified in a standard way, like traditional red wine. The results showed that the wines comply with the current legislation, without any changes. In the sensory analysis, the wines were described as quality wines and assigned as the main aromatic descriptors of plum, strawberry and cherry being the main ones for Alicante Bouschet, and pepper, plum and blackberry for Merlot, among other descriptions. The overall score of the wines was above 80 points, which is considered good. The levels of total polyphenols stood out in the color for Alicante Bouschet, and for Merlot they were within the average, a result expected by the characteristics of the cultivars. It is concluded that the wines, in addition to quality, have oenological potential in the municipality of Dom Pedrito.