| Technical
Data on The Tinta Negra Mole |
| The
Tinta Negra Mole, the ”workhorse” of Madeira grapes, grows
primarily in Funchal, Câmara de Lobos in the south and São Vicente in the
north. This vine, accounting for roughly 60% of total grape production,
was developed from crosses of the Pinot Noir and Grenache varieties. |
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| As
for the grapes, they are small, globose of elliptic-globose, soft, black
with light pulp, very sweet and grow in small to medium sized, nearly always
dense bunches. The Negra Mole produces an excellent wine and good table
grapes. |
