The red grape variety (also FR 455-83 R) is a Neuzüchtung between Cabernet Sauvignon x (Merzling x (Zarya Severa x St. Laurent)). It contains genes from Vitis amurensis, Vitis lincecumii, Vitis rupestris, and Vitis vinifera. The Kreuzung of the hybridsHybrideHybriden took place in 1983 by Norbert Becker Norbert (1937-2012) at the Freiburg Wine Institute Freiburg (Deutschland) (Baden-Württemberg). The late ripening grapespät reifende Rebespät reifende Rebsorten is widerstandsfähig to both powdery mildew typesMehltauartenMehltau and is considered a PIWI variety. It produces color-intensive, tanninreiche red wines. It is cultivated in the wine region Baden (Deutschland) (1 ha) and in the Swiss canton Schaffhausen (0.1 ha). In 2016, a total of 1.1 hectares of vineyard area were reported (Kym Anderson Kym).
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