Acolon is an artificially crossed experimental grape, often made into wine. It was created in Germany in 1971, and comes from a Blauer Lemberger grape and a Dornfelder grape. The grape itself is dark purple in color and creates a deep red wine. http://www.wine-searcher.com/grape-975-acolon http://www.vivc.bafz.de/datasheet/dataResult.php?data=17123 http://www.encyclowine.org/?title=Acolon http://www.vinogusto.com/en/wine/199984/chateau-bon-baron-acolon-2005
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The Acolon grape creates a deep red, sweet wine, with mild tannins. It is still an experimental grape, with a growing area of about 1.35km^2, and is often crossed with other grapes to create more diverse flavors. The flavors of the Acolon are closely inherited from it's pedigree, the Lemberger, with flavors of cherry, berry, and spice, with slight plum aroma from the Dornfelder. As this berry is so unusual, new, and experimental, it is rarely used in recipes or served in situations other than wine tastings.
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