130 NOMENCLATURE OP GRAPES. 



the same time as the Mourvede, with which it is often con- 

 founded. The leaves and wood of the two resemble each 

 other, but there is a wide difference in their fruit. The Cata- 

 lan has a woody stem, the bunches are shouldered or winged, 

 the berries are generally larger and their juice is very sweet ; 

 the Mourvede, on the contrary, has a delicate stem, the bunches 

 are of small size and not winged, the berries closely set, and 

 they have not a very high flavour, being, as Garidel expresses 

 it, minus suavi. 



M. David states his having formed a plantation with 

 vines, which he had received direct from Alicant, and that he 

 found they corresponded both in growth and in fruit with the 

 Catalan, which abounds in the vineyards in the neighbourhood 

 of Aix. 



Although people often confound the wines made from the 

 Catalan with those of the Mourvede, it is proper to observe, 

 that there is some difference between them. Those of the 

 Petit-Mourvede, or le Mourvegue, contain a greater portion of 

 colouring juice, and are more convert and more generous. The 

 Catalan is preferred for vineyards, because it yields the most 

 without any sensible depreciation in the quality. This, and 

 the two preceding varieties, merit a preference in vineyards 

 where it is an object to have wines that will keep a long time, 

 or such as are suitable for exportation. 



The wine made from the two sorts of the Mourvede, even 

 when the fruit has acquired its full maturity, is austere when 

 new, but it acquires in a short period its mellow and saccharine 

 flavour. The cultivators consider its use as beneficial, and 

 prefer it to all other wines, because it is more nourishing and 

 strengthening. 



ALBILLO CASTILLAN, DUH. 



Vitis uva subcylindrica ; acinis obovatis, confertis, mollibus, viridibus succosis&imif. 



The leaves of this vine are a little irregular, commonly 

 palmated, a little wrinkled and uneven on the upper side, and 

 thickly covered with very close white down on the under side. 



