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    Trousseau

    Vitis vinifera L.

    Trousseau is a grape variety with black berries.1

    Its country of origin is France.2

    In 2023 it covered 1,486 hectares of bearing vineyards worldwide, ranking 208 of 1497 varieties in the database.2

    The largest area is in Portugal: 1,014 ha (68% of the world total), across 6 countries.2

    Between 2000 and 2023 its area shrank by 33%.2

    VIVC lists its parents as unknown × Savagnin Blanc, a pedigree confirmed by DNA markers.1

    VIVC records 57 other names for it.1

    vinoluma engraving: a schematic leaf, not a botanical description of the variety.
    Berry skin (VIVC)
    black1
    Origin
    France2
    Area, 2023
    1,486 ha2
    World rank
    208 / 14972
    VIVC
    № 126681
    parentunknown
    parentSavagnin Blanc
    Trousseau

    confirmed by DNA markers (VIVC)

    Area by country

    1. Portugal1,014 ha
    2. Spain403 ha
    3. France44 ha
    4. Argentina23 ha
    5. Chile0.5 ha
    6. Switzerland0.3 ha

    Area, 2023

    2,2233,4501,2621,4862000201020162023
    World area, ha 2

    Where Trousseau grows

    1. OriginFrance
    2. AreaPortugal
    3. AreaSpain
    4. AreaFrance
    5. AreaArgentina
    6. AreaChile
    7. AreaSwitzerland

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    Other names

    Bastarda · Bastardo · Bastardo / Graciosa · Bastardo Do Castello · Bastardo Negro, Baboso Negro · Bastardo Roxo · Bastardo Tinto · Maturana Tinta · Merenzao · Merenzao, María Ordoña · Tinta · Tinta Lisboa · Trousseau Gris · Trousseau Noir · Verdejo Negro · Abrunhal · Bastardinha · Bastardinho · Bastardio Chico · Bastardo Do Douro · Bastardo Dos Frades · Bastardo Negro · Bastardo Preto · Bolonio

    Offspring (VIVC)

    Parents

    Other varieties from France

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    Sources

    1. VIVC passport no. 12668. 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