Rimava (grape)

The variety was created in 1976 at the VSSVVM Research and Breeding Station for Enology and Viticulture in Modra.

Along with Nitranka, Hron and Váh, which were created using the same parent varieties, Rimava was officially authorized for commercial wine production in 2011.

[1] According to Master of Wine Jancis Robinson, well made examples of Rimava from favorable vintages can be the most Cabernet Sauvignon-like of all the Abouriou x Castets crossings.

The grape has the potential to produce full-bodied and deeply colored wines with the ability to age and improve further in the bottle.

[1] The only known synonym for Rimava recognized by the Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC) is CAAB 3/12.

Castets, one of the parent varieties of Rimava.
Rimava is currently found in the Malokarpatská (blue) and Južnoslovenská (salmon pink) wine regions of southwest Slovakia.