Hron is a red Slovak wine

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that is a crossing of the Southwest France wine grapes Abouriou and Castets. The variety was created in 1976 at the VSSVVM Research and Breeding Station for Enology and Viticulture in Modra. The grape was named after the

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river, a tributary of the

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that is the second longest river in Slovakia. Along with Nitranka, Rimava and

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, which were created using the same parent varieties, Hron was officially authorized for commercial wine production in 2011.J. Robinson, J. Harding and J. Vouillamoz ''Wine Grapes - A complete guide to 1,368 vine varieties, including their origins and flavours'' pg 465, Allen Lane 2012

Viticulture

Hron is a late

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grapevine that ripens in the mid-late portions of the harvest season. The variety needs to be planted in deep, warm vineyard soils as it is very susceptible to winter frosts and cooler soils can delay its ripening. It has some resistance to the viticultural hazard of botrytis bunch rot but can be susceptible to fungal infections from

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Wine regions

Being only officially authorized for wine production since 2011, Hron is not yet widely planted in Slovakia with 5

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s (12 acres) of the grape planted in 2011. It is currently found in the Južnoslovenská and Malokarpatská wine regions of southwest Slovakia.

Styles

According to Master of Wine

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, well made examples of Hron from favorable vintages can have some similarities to

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, producing wines with aging potential that tend to be full-bodied and deeply colored.

Synonyms

The only known synonym for Hron recognized by the

Vitis International Variety Catalogue The Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is a database of various species and varieties/cultivars of grapevine, the genus ''Vitis''. VIVC is administered by the Geilweilerhof Institute for Grape Breeding (''Institut für Rebenzüchtung G ...

(VIVC) is CAAB 3/22.

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References

{{reflist Red wine grape varieties