More about Rondo

Rondo was originally called Gm 6494-5 and comes originally from the Czech Republic. Helmut Becker further developed this variety in Geisenheim in 1964 from the hybrid zarya severa x St. Laurent. Maturation is from mid-September. It is a blue hybrid grape variety and is suitable for light and fruity red wine, with a bit of a pinot noir / Burgundy character and aromas of cherries, plums, flowers, grapes and smoke.