This white grape variety is a new cross between Blanc d'Ambre x Madeleine Royale. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2013, the maternity of Précoce de Malingre indicated in the breeding list has been disproved. Synonyms are Kossuthtraube (Germany); Chasselas de Talhouet, Magdalene Angevine, Madeleine Celine (France); Maddalena Angevina (Italy); Madlen Anjevin, Madlen Anževin, Madlen Anzhuskaya, Madlenka, Magdalena Anzhuskaya, Petrovsky, Petrovskiy (ex. Yugoslavia); Weisser Äugstler (Switzerland); Korai Magda, Madlen Anzhuiskaya, Petrovskii, Petrovskij, Petrovsky (ex. USSR); Republician (USA). The crossing took place in 1857 in France at the Moreau-Robert vine breeding institute. The name derives from the early ripeness (22 July is St Magdalene's name day), the second part means "of Anjou".
It is an all-female grape variety, which is why it depends on cross-pollination. It was a crossing partner of the new varieties Bermet, Citronny Magaracha, Csaba Gyöngye, Dalkauer, Dunkelfelder, Forta, Kossuth Lajos, Lafayette, Madeleine Angevine Oberlin, Madeleine Céline, Mairam, Magaracha Rannii, Mol Kara, Président Carnot, Reichensteiner and Siegerrebe. An open-pollinated seedling is Madeleine x Angevine 7672. The early-maturing vine is susceptible to small berry and coulure. It yields aromatic white wines with citrus flavours, but is mainly used as table grape. No stocks were reported in 2016; in 2010 there were 52 hectares (Kym Anderson statistics).
Pictures: Ursula Brühl, Doris Schneider, Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI)
