Acolon

Acolon is a red grape that was established in 1971 under the direction of Helmut Schleip ( 1910-1987 ) of the National Training and Research Institute of Pomology and Viticulture in Weinsberg from the varieties Lemberger ( Lemberger) and spine fields crossed. Since 1977, Bernd H. E. Hill directing the Sämlingsauslese the intersection number, he is therefore officially known as the breeder of the Acolon. The grape was in 2002 by the Federal Office of Plant Varieties the acceptance of varieties and plant variety protection as a new variety.

Acolon is recommended for cultivation in traditionally good Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir documents. The variety is early maturing ( the crop can almost coinciding with the earlier maturing Gutedel done ) and reaches high must weights. The wines from the grape are Acolon Lemberger similar and intense colors. They are described as full-bodied and harmonious, combined with subtle tannins. The wines are already selling like hot cakes in Württemberg and tend to sell. The cultivated area in Germany is growing correspondingly fast. In Germany 473 hectares ( = 0.5 % of German vineyards ) were planted with the variety Acolon in 2007. In 2006 460 hectares were planted after only 76 hectares were collected in 2001.

In Belgium, the grape was approved in 2005 in the Appellation Côtes de Sambre et Meuse.

The variety is used for further crosses.

Synonyms: no

Breeding number: We 71-816-102

Breeding: the vine is a hybrid (mother x father) from the varieties Gamay and spine fields.

From the same intersection come from the Cabernet Dorio and Cabernet Dorsa.

Dissemination

The vineyards in Germany are distributed as follows among the various regions:

Source: Statistics vineyard of 13 March 2008, Federal Statistical Office, Wiesbaden, 2008 Descriptive list of varieties of the Federal Plant Variety Office, 2008, page 198ff.

Small stocks are also known in Switzerland. (2.75 acres, as of 2007, source: Office fédéral de l'agriculture OFAG )