🍇 Rösler
An Austrian red grape from 1970, resistant to fungal diseases; gives dark, tannic wines.
Rösler is an Austrian red wine grape with dark blue berries. It was crossed in 1970 by Gertrude Mayer at the federal institute for viticulture and fruit growing in Klosterneuburg; it received variety protection in 1999 and is approved for Austrian quality wine (Qualitätswein).
According to VIVC, its parents are Zweigelt and the hybrid line Klosterneuburg 1189-9-77, bred from Seyve-Villard 18-402 and Blaufränkisch. Thanks to this branch of the pedigree, the variety is partly resistant to powdery and downy mildew and copes well with winter frost. Austria has 278.63 ha of it — 0.6% of its vineyards (2022–2023).
Why it matters to you. Rösler gives very dark red wines, rich in extract and tannin, with wild-berry aromas; because of its deep colour it is often added to blends. If an Austrian label says Rösler or Roesler, this is the grape.
How it connects to Wine
🍇 Rösler → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍇 Grape varieties
- Origin
- 🗺️ Austrian wine
- Wines made from it
- 🍷 Red wine
- Parents
- 🍇 Zweigelt
Frequently asked questions
Is it true that Rösler is a hybrid?
Partly. VIVC classifies it as Vitis vinifera, but its pedigree includes the French interspecific hybrid Seyve-Villard 18-402, through the line Klosterneuburg 1189-9-77. This branch gives the variety its partial resistance to fungal diseases.
What kind of wine does Rösler give?
Red: very dark, full of extract and tannin, with wild-berry aromas. It is bottled as a varietal wine or added to blends for colour.
How much Rösler is grown?
In Austria, 278.63 ha, or 0.6% of the vineyards (2022–2023 data). VIVC also records 1 ha in Germany (2001).
Similar
🍇 Rathay · 🍇 Othello · 🍇 Alexander · 🍇 St. Vincent · 🍇 Ariana · 🍇 Hercules
Sources
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Roesler
- Austrian Wine (Österreich Wein Marketing): Roesler — grape variety profile, area under vine 2022/2023
- VIVC: area statistics ROESLER
- VIVC (Vitis International Variety Catalogue): passport Seyve Villard 18-402
- BGBl. II Nr. 184/2018: Weinrechts-Sammelnovelle 2018 (Rebsortenverordnung 2018, Qualitätsweinrebsorten)
- Wikidata