text: Paseante Noir | Wein-Plus Glossary
  The red grape variety (breed number Walker 09331-047) is a complex, interspecific new breed between varieties of the species Vitis vinifera (97%), Vitis rupestris (1.5%) and Vitis arizonica (1.5%). The Vitis vinifera varieties were Zinfandel (50%), Petite Sirah Durif (25%) and Cabernet Sauvignon (12.5%). The cross was made in the 1990s by the geneticist Dr. Andrew Walker, professor at the University of California in Davis. The late ripening vine is extremely resistant to the due to the climate change increasing incidence of vine diseases Pierce Disease, It produces dark red wines with soft ones tannins as well as diverse flavors Cassis, Berries, black olives, herbs, liquorice and dried hay.