Regent
red · PIWI (fungus-resistant hybrid)
- Origin
- Geilweilerhof, Siebeldingen, Germany, 1967 (Gerhardt Alleweldt) (Diana × Chambourcin)
- Where it grows
- Poland
- Typical winemaking
- steel or older oak; dry, made to drink young
The story
Regent was crossed at Geilweilerhof in Siebeldingen in 1967 by Gerhardt Alleweldt, from Diana and Chambourcin. It is a PIWI red, bred to resist disease, and in Poland it is one of the most popular reds after Pinot Noir. It grows in Lower Silesia, in the Vistula Gorge and in West Pomerania, including on loess.
It usually has more colour than Pinot Noir: dark cherry, blackcurrant, a little spice, soft tannin and moderate acidity. Most is made to drink within a few years.
Sensory profile
Where it grows
Soils it likes
Food pairing
In the Amber Road portfolio
- MgłaDom Bliskowice · Vistula Gorge · pét-nat rosé, native yeast, bottled before the ferment finished
