A cold hardy, early mid-season red wine grape. Origin: Geneva, N.Y., by B. Reisch, R. Luce, T. Henick-Kling, and R. Pool, New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Cornell University. Buffalo × Baco Noir; cross made in 1947; selected in 1953; released in 2003; not patented but propagation requires licensing by Cornell Research Foundation. Tree: Fruit: black; ripens mid-Sept. to early Oct. in Geneva; in warm years wines have cherry or red berry aromas with some V. labrusca character and in cool years wines tend to have some vegetative or herbaceous aromas; color intensity as good as Baco Noir; tannin structure typically better than Baco Noir; wines often have high acidity and high pH; sugar accumulation typically ranges from 19.2 to 22%SS; cluster average 118 to 141 g.
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