Grape Variety: Graciano

Variety Name	Graciano
TTB Approved Name(s)	Graciano
Common Synonyms	Morrastel, Tinta Miuda
All Synonyms	Bastardo Nero, Bois Dur, Bordelais, Cagliunari, Cagnonale, Cagnovali Nero, Cagnulari, Cagnulari Bastardo, Cagnulari Sardo, Cagnulatu, Caldareddu, Caldarello, Cargo Muol, Courouillade, Couthurier, Drug, Graciana, Graciano Tinto, Grosse Negrette, Jerusano, Karis, Matarou, Minostello, Minustello, Monastel, Monestaou, Morastel, Morestel, Morrastel, Mourastel, Perpignan, Perpignanou Bois Dur, Plant de Ledenon, Tinta de Rotilla, Tinta de Rota, Tinta do Padre Antonio, Tinta Miuda, Tintilla, Uva Cagnelata, Xeres, Zinzillosa
Countries of Origin	Spain
Species	Vitis vinifera
References	Show 6 references Hide references Robinson, J. 2006. The Oxford Companion to Wine. Third edition. Oxford University Press. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network – (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Link Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC). Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ). Institute for Grapevine Breeding Geilweilerhof (IRZ). August, 2007. Link The former National Grape Registry (NGR) was initially compiled and annotated using the earlier version of the Vitis database. The VIVC underwent a significant update beginning in 2007. Corresponding updates to this Registry will be made as necessary. Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB). Code of Federal Regulations Title 27 Part 4.91 List of approved prime names. Link Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca, y Alimentacion. Undated. Variedades de vid, Registro de variedades comerciales. Secretaria General Tecnica, Centro de Publicaciones, Paseo de la Infanta Isabel, Madrid, Spain. Alburquerque et al. 2006. Descripción y caracterización agronómica de 28 variedades tintas de vid en Castilla y León. Junta de Castilla y León, Instituto Tecnológico Agrario, Valladolid, España.
Berry Color	Black
Uses	Wine
Comments	This variety is grown in Spain in the Rioja region, in Navarra and in Castilla de la Mancha. Graciano is known as Morrastel in France, Tinta Miuda in Portugal, and Xeres in California. Morrastel is also the Spanish synonym used for a completely distinct grape, Mourvèdre (Monastrell).

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Graciano Selections

Information about: Clonal Families, Selection Numbers and Registration Status

	Graciano [01]
Registration Status	Registered
Source	California vineyard, reported to be Spanish clone 103
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 1998 from a California vineyard in Mendocino County. It is reported to be Spanish clone 103 from the EIA Logroño Institute in Rioja, Spain. After successful completion of testing for the California Grapevine Registration & Certification Program, Graciano 01 was planted in the FPS Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2002. At the time the original plant material was undergoing testing, FPS created backup vines for Graciano 01 using microshoot tip tissue culture therapy. Those backup vines were also planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard but never received an official selection number. The backup vines successfully completed testing under the 2010 Protocol in 2012. The backup vines will be propagated into the Russell Ranch Foundation Vineyard in 2013 under the name Graciano 01.1.
	Graciano [08]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to FPS in 2004 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal, with the name Monastrell. After completion of disease testing at FPS in 2007, the selection was released as Monastrell FPS 01. The name was changed to Monastrell PLANSEL® 571 in March, 2008, to reflect the PLANSEL clone number and the fact that the selection was proprietary to PLANSEL licensees. The name of the selection was changed to Graciano FPS 08 in July, 2018, after DNA testing at FPS. Graciano 08 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.
	Graciano [103]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Spain; donated by Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2005 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., in Portugal. The material is JPB clone 103 which originated from an anonymous nursery in Spain. The original material successfully completed testing in 2010 and qualified for the Classic Foundation Vineyard. Graciano 103 has been donated to the FPS public grapevine foundation collection.
	Graciano [572]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel, S.A., Portugal in 2004
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2004 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The material is JPB clone 572. The original material successfully completed testing and qualified for the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2007, where it was planted as Graciano 02. The name was changed in 2008 to Graciano PLANSEL 572 to reflect the Plansel clone number. After several years as a proprietary selection, Graciano 572 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.
	Graciano [573]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2007 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The material was JPB clone 573. The original material successfully completed testing for the Classic Foundation and was planted there in 2009 as Graciano 573. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2009 and successfully completed 2010 Protocol testing in 2013. The tissue culture version of Graciano 573 was planted as a backup in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2013. In 2019, the backup was assigned the selection name Graciano PLANSEL 573.1 when the Russell Ranch selections were put on hold. Graciano 573.1 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.
	Graciano [592]
Registration Status	Provisional
Source	Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal
Comments	This selection came to Foundation Plant Services in 2007 from Jorge Böhm, Viveiros Plansel S.A., Portugal. The original material successfully completed testing for the California R & C Program and was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard in 2009. The original material underwent microshoot tip tissue culture therapy at FPS in 2011 and qualified under the 2010 Protocol testing in 2013. Graciano 592.1 was planted in the Classic Foundation Vineyard at FPS in 2013. The selection was originally known at FPS as Graciano FPS 04 but the name was changed to Graciano PLANSEL 592 to reflect the Plansel clonal number. After several years as a proprietary selection, Graciano 592.1 was released to the FPS public grapevine collection in 2019.