We went by the Britzinger booth in the German Pavilion at the Wine Fair last month and tried this Rotwein Beerenauslese 2013. I was attracted to this booth because they were presenting some wines made from Gutedel (ie Chasselas) of which I had only tried Swiss examples. (That is for another blog entry.)
This red wine was a deep ruby with a plummy sweet acid nose. The palate was sweet acid slightly plummy with hints of wood, well supported by an acid plummy backbone. The grape turned out to be a German Cabernet, this time Cabernet Mitos, originally believed to be a cross between Blaufrankisch and Cabernet Sauvignon bred in Weinsberg in 1970. This turned out not to be the case, as the second parent was found to be Teinturier du Cher rather than Cabernet Sauvignon after DNA analysis. Released for general cultivation in 2001, this grape showed good winter hardiness, making full bodied wines, with good levels of tannins and similar aromas to Cabernet Sauvignon. Since the Germans seem to want to make Bordeaux look-alike red wines, I would not be too surprised to hear more of this grape in the future.
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