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Baron (originally known as Fr.... )
Mother: Cabernet Sauvignon
Father: Merzling X
(Zarya Severa X St. Laurent)
A red Piwi/disease-resistant variety.
Year of breeding:
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Staatliches Weinbauinstitut Freiburg
Number of clones: 0
Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register:
Area planted in Germany in : hectares
Area planted in England:
Wine Character - colour: intense
- bouquet:
- palate: fruity, Pinot Noir character with more extract and phenolics

Time of bud-burst: average
Strength of growth: medium
Growth of side-shoots: below average
Flowering time: average
Flowering strength: average
Leaf: - size:
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- petiolar sinus:
Grape bunch: - size: medium
- density:
Berries: - size: medium
- shape:
- skin colour:
Time of veraison: a little later than average
Time of harvest: a little later than average, a few days before Pinot Noir
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Chlorosis resistance:
resistance against to - Oidium: average to good - Peronospora: good
- Botrytis:
- Roter Brenner:
- Phomopsis
- Stem-atrophy: average
Preferred soil:
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Winter Pruning: eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.
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