Turán

The red grape variety is a new variety between Bikavér 8 x Kadarka) x Gárdonyi Géza. Synonyms are Agria (Latin name of the town of Eger), Bikavér 13 and Eger 208. The crossbreeding was made in Eger in 1964 by the Hungarian breeder József Csizmazia. With the same parents (but the other way round) the new breed Titan was created. The medium maturing vine is resistant to frost and botrytis. It produces dark red wines with velvety tannins and aromas of roses and wild berries. The variety is cultivated in the Eger and Mátraalja areas and occupies a total of 181 hectares of vineyards in Hungary. There are other stocks in Canada (2 hectares) and in the US state of Washington. In 2016, a total of 183 hectares of vineyard area were designated (statistics Kym Anderson).

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