Madeleine Royale
Vitis vinifera L.
Madeleine Royale is a grape variety with white berries.1
Its country of origin is France.2
In 2023 it covered 3 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 1074 of 1497 varieties in the database.2
The largest area is in Portugal: 2.6 ha (87% of the world total), across 2 countries.2
Between 2010 and 2023 its area shrank by 12%.2
VIVC lists its parents as Pinot × Schiava Grossa, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1
Crossed in 1845 by Moreau-Robert.1
VIVC records 19 other names for it.1
Area by country
Area, 2023
Where Madeleine Royale grows
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Other names
Branco Especial · Especial Branco · Guitte · Koenigliche Magdalenentraube · La Guitte · Maddaleina Royal · Maddalena Reale · Madeleine Imperiale · Madlen Blond · Madlen Korolevskaia · Madlen Roial · Madlen Roiyal
Offspring (VIVC)
Parents
Other varieties from France
Sources
- VIVC passport no. 7068. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
- Database of Regional, National and Global Winegrape Bearing Areas by Variety, 2000 to 2023. Anderson K., Nelgen S., Puga G. Wine Economics Research Centre, University of Adelaide (CC BY 4.0), 2026. level 3