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This very old variety is a crossing of Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner, and is regarded as being typically Austrian. In recent years, it has lost significance, and is mostly sold as table grapes, as a young wine, or as a simple house wine, particularly in the Thermenregion, Weinviertel and Wagram.
Origin
probably Niederösterreich, Austria
Parentage
Natural crossing of Roter Veltliner x Sylvaner
Vineyard area
252.59 ha; 0.6%
Vineyard area
This old autochthonous grape variety is widely grown in the Thermenregion, Weinviertel and in the Wagram. Its representation in vineyards decreased between 1999 and 2015.
Significance and conditions
The significance of the Frühroter Veltliner is decreasing. It is marketed mainly as a table grape, as an en primeur or an open house wine – especially in the Thermenregion, Weinviertel and the Wagram. Has few demands on soil and site.
Area under vine in each of Austria’s wine-growing regions
(as a proportion of the variety’s total area)
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Gesamtfläche in Österreich: 252.59
Characteristics of the wine
The early-drinking, gently acidic wines are low in alcohol and present a bouquet that is mainly herbaceous with whiffs of flowers and bitter almonds.
