Madeleine Royale Savoie

Origin: Created in France around 1845 in Fontenay-sous-Bois by the selector Pierre Moreau (aka Courtiller).
Growing regions: Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom and marginally in the east of France.
Also known as: White Madeleine Royale, Madeleine de Courtiller, Madeleine de Fontenay, Madeleine Royal.

Madeleine Royale — a very rare white variety, an ancient variety from Beaujolais and Savoie now almost extinct, present in a few old vineyards of Savoie — is an ampelographic curiosity of exceptional patrimonial value. Very rarely vinified alone, it is sometimes maintained in old vine assemblages.