Cabernet Cubin (originally known as We 70-281-35)
Mother: Blauer Limberger
Father: Cabernet Sauvignon, clone Levadoux
Year of breeding: 1970
Country of origin: Germany
Breeder/License holder: Dr Bernard Hill,
Staatliche Lehr- und Versuchsanstalt für Wein- und Obstbau, Traubenplatz 5,
74189 Weinsberg
Number of clones: 0
Year of entry into the German Federal Office's Varieties Register: 14 April, 2005
Wine Character - colour: intense
- bouquet:
- palate: tannic Cabernet Sauvignon style, very high in sugar-free extract
Time of bud-burst: average
Strength of growth: strong, upright growing
Growth of side-shoots: low (to average)
Flowering time: middle to late
Flowering strength: middle to good, reliable
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Grape bunch: - size: medium-large - density: loose
Berries: - size: average
- shape:
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Time of veraison: late
Time of harvest: very late
Grape yield: high
Must-weight: high
Must-acidity: medium-high
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Winter Pruning: eyes/buds per sq. metre of land occupied by the plant.
Advantages:
Disadvantages: In England it would need an exceptional site or a polytunnel.