Rootstock and harvest season impact on the chemical composition of wines from portuguese and spanish clones of ‘Aragonez’ (syn. ‘Tempranillo’) cultivar (Vitis vinifera L.) in a tropical semi-arid climate of northeastern Brazil

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Issue		Ciência Téc. Vitiv. Volume 40, Number 2, 2025


Page(s)		107 - 124
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/ctv/20254002107
Published online		02 December 2025

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