Madeleine Royale

The white grape Madeleine Royale was bred in 1845 by the Frenchman Moreau- Robert from an unknown seedling. Earlier speculation that it was his development of the early breeding Burgundy or Black Riesling were refuted by DNA analysis. Madeleine Royale was considered a breeding from the circle shape of the Chasselas ( Chasselas ), but applies for an investigation from 2009 as a hybrid of Pinot with the Trollinger. It is mainly used as a table grape and also as Zierrebe and is grown in small quantities in England, Argentina, Austria and Romania. The variety matures 8-15 days earlier than the Chasselas and can thus in certain areas by the end of July are harvested. The name Madeleine is an allusion to this stage of maturity, as the feast of Mary Magdalene on July 22 falls.

The very early maturing variety has large, very compact clusters. By the compactness of the variety is very susceptible to powdery mildew and the raw rot. The berries are very sensitive transport and usually have to be harvested slightly unripe. Therefore, the species is rarely found.

Due to their very early maturity, she was a popular crossing partners of new varieties such as Madeleine Angevine, Primus, the splendor of grape and Müller -Thurgau.

Synonyms: Royal Magdalene grape, Maddaleina Royal, Madeleine Imperiale, Korolevskaia Madlen Madlen Madlen Roial or Royal Magda Lenka Kralovska, Magdalene Real, Plant du Caporal

See also the article viticulture in Argentina, viticulture in France, Viticulture in Austria, viticulture and winemaking in Romania in the United Kingdom and the list of grape varieties.

Ethnicity: Pinot x Frankenthal