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Rotgipfler is a crossing of Traminer and Roter Veltliner. Likewise with Zierfandler, Rotgipfler is a speciality found virtually only in the Thermenregion.
probably Thermenregion, Austria
Natural crossing of Traminer x Roter Veltliner
110.95 ha; 0.3% of total area under vine
White wine grape variety
Important ampelographic features
Important ampelographic features
Leaf
medium-sized, circular, five to seven lobes, red leaf veins, deeply lobed, with characteristic reddish-bronze vine shoots (giving Rotgipfler its name).
Grape cluster
medium to large, very densely berried, cone-shaped; berries are greenish-yellow in colour and very juicy.
Vine growth over the course of the year
Ripening
Ripening
Significance & conditions
The necessary growing conditions, in terms of soil and climate, can only be found in the Thermenregion. A warm, south-facing vineyard with the correct type of soil and a calcareous substratum is necessary for good shoot growth. Rotgipfler produces consistently high yields in ideally suited, fertile soils.
Area under vine in Austria
(as a proportion of the variety’s total area)
Click on the wine origin in the list for a breakdown into more specific regions of origin.
Total area in Austria:
The Leithaberg and Neusiedlersee wine-growing regions overlap by almost 160 ha (Rieds Hausberg and Neuberg), according to the Austrian Wine Law. This means that the listed area under vine in Burgenland is 160 ha less than the actual total area across all wine-growing regions in Burgenland.
Characteristics of the wine
Characteristics of the wine
When the yield is sufficiently restricted, wines are characterised by a high extract content, pleasant acidity and a fine bouquet. Rotgipler tends to mature slowly and is mostly produced as a monovarietal wine, but is also blended with Zierfandler.
Link
Source varietal specifications: Höhere Bundeslehranstalt und Bundesamt für Wein- und Obstbau (Federal College and Federal Office for Viticulture, Oenology and Fruit Growing) in Klosterneuburg, “Austria’s Qualitätswein grape varieties and their clones“ („Österreichische Qualitätsweinrebsorten und deren Klone“), 2nd, reviewed edition, September 2015
Source area under vine: Calculation by Austrian Wine based on data from BML/IACS (as at 3 July 2024). Moving annual total (MAT) from July 2023 to July 2024.