Rotgipfler
Thermenregion, Austria
A rich, spicy white grown almost only in the Thermenregion south of Vienna, a cross of Roter Veltliner and Savagnin.
Sensory profile
Characteristics
Flavor & aroma
At a glance
Production facts
Prevalence
Rare
Climate
Moderate climate
Ripening
Mid season
Wine styles
Still
Where it's grown
Geography
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Austria
Thermenregion
Full-bodied, spicy whites around Gumpoldskirchen, often blended with Zierfandler.
Background
Origin & History
DNA profiling shows Rotgipfler to be a natural cross of Roter Veltliner and Savagnin. It is grown almost only in the Thermenregion, around Gumpoldskirchen south of Vienna, where it and Zierfandler are traditionally blended into a full, spicy wine known as Spätrot-Rotgipfler.
Lineage
Family tree
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