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Freisa from Chieri, small Freisa (cita), Freisetta, Mounfrina, gross Freisa (Fresa grosa) or Freisa from Nizza or (according to others) Freisa from Asti is instead the name by whom Cuneo Neretta is indicated in the province of Turin and in other Piedmontese areas. Blue Freisa vine from Carema is a different cultivation than Freisa vine.

Geographic distribution

It is cultivated in the entire Asti and Casale Monferrato, in Chierese in the province of Turin and in the Albese area, in the province of Cuneo. It is also present in the entire Piedmont Alpine arch, from Saluzzese to Pinerolese, and Canavese or Novaresi hills. Outside of Piedmont is sporadically cultivated in the province of Vicenza.

Morphological characters

Bud: greenish yellow, with slight coppered edges, arachnoid apex. Greenish yellow, slight copper-shaded, inferiorly arachnoid, with bristly nervations, apex leaves (1-3). Green, coppered, inferiorly bristly nervations basal leaves (4-5). 
Adult leaf: medium-small, cuneiform, sometime entire or five-lobed, but more often tri-lobed; open or very open U-shaped central womb, sometimes with a tooth; narrow U-shaped superior lateral wombs; U- or V-shaped inferior lateral wombs. Its border has a plan profile, with a slight bubbly surface, of light green colour, with a green or rosy nervation base. Its teeth are medially pronounced with, concave margins on one side, convex ones on the other side. Its inferior page is hairless but it has bristly nervations. 
Ripened grape: of medium size, cylindrical, with a often peduncled wing: its light green or rosy peduncle is very long. 
Acinus: medium-small (1,6 g), ellipsoidal or short ellipsoidal (d.e./d.l.=0,91), with a consistent pruinose blue-black peel.

Phenology

Germination: medium-late (third decade of April). 
Flowering: medium-precocious (first decade of June). 
Turning to dark colour: medium (second decade of August). 
Grape maturation: medium (end of September-beginning of October).

Cultural attitudes and utilization

Vigour: medium-high; its shoots have long inter-nodes and have an erect carriage. 
Fertility and production: its productivity is medium, sometimes it is disadvantaged by leaking phenomena, and it is not very constant; its fertility is medium-high, but not at basal gem level; its femminelle are fertile. 
Plant-culture and pruning: it is generally utilized the counter-espalier method, it needs a long and rich pruning. In the Guyot case, its capo fruits 12-14 gems, but in Chierese, traditionally, there is a small arch, also bilateral. It is also suitable for high and expanded types of plant-cultures, such as Pinerolese and Canavese pergolas. 
Multiplication behaviour: good with the most common grafts. 
Susceptibility to adversities and phytopathy: Freisa vine is slight susceptible to cryptogrammic and specifically to peronospora, grape mould and rot; it is less tolerant to oidium; it is not damaged by late hoarfrosts, but it may be subjected to leaking and rachis drying. 
Oenological attitudes: these grapes, although slightly tannic, give wine a pleasant fruity smell (raspberry and wild fruits), which is a characteristic that is exalted with vivacious wines (slightly sparkling wines); its good dotation of colour and structure is suitable for obtaining wines ready to be drunk or of moderate ageing.

Clones:

Freisa CVT 15
Freisa CVT 20
Freisa CVT 154

DOC Langa wines which are produced from this vine:

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