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    Marselan

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Marselan is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 10,322 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 71 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in France: 6,259 ha (61% of the world total), across 13 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area grew by 5,775%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as Cabernet Sauvignon × Grenache (Garnacha), a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    Crossed in 1961 by Truel, Paul.1

    VIVC records 1 other name for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    10,322 ha2
    World rank
    71 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 163831
    parentCabernet Sauvignon
    parentGrenache (Garnacha)
    Marselan

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. France6,259 ha
    2. China3,500 ha
    3. Uruguay199 ha
    4. Spain163 ha
    5. Argentina72 ha
    6. Chile57 ha
    7. Brazil34 ha
    8. Serbia20 ha
    9. Slovenia10 ha
    10. Switzerland4.1 ha
    11. Croatia2.4 ha
    12. Hungary1.7 ha

    Area, 2023

    1762,7213,94010,3222000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Marselan grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaFrance
    3. AreaChina
    4. AreaUruguay
    5. AreaSpain
    6. AreaArgentina
    7. AreaChile
    8. AreaBrazil
    9. AreaSerbia
    10. AreaSlovenia
    11. AreaSwitzerland

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    Other names

    Marcelan · Marselan N · Inra 1810-68

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 16383. Vitis International Variety Catalogue (VIVC), Julius Kühn-Institut, 2026. level 2
    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