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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.
Origin
probably Thermenregion, Austria
Parentage
Natural crossing of Traminer x Roter Veltliner
Vineyard area
112.24 ha; 0.3%
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.
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)
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: Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Regions and Tourism according to IACS (as at 31 May 2022)
