Summer melon and a wet slate nose offers citrus and stone fruit flavors with a clean finish. This Puget Sound grown varietal is perfect with oysters on the half shell.

History - A crossing between Madeleine Royale and Precoce de Malingre by the Vilbert nursery at Angers (Loire), the seedling was obtained in 1857. Moreau-Robert, the successor to Vibert, commercialized it in 1863. It was given to Ray Barrington Brock by the 'Pully' viticultural institute in 1957. At his Research Station in Oxted in Surrey he propogated from it and sold vines to several English vineyards. Gillian Pearkes, the doyenne of English vinegrowers, grew and promoted the variety during the 1970s and 1980s. Not only is it a widely grown variety in its own right, but has claim to fame as one of the parents of Siegerrebe. As a result of its history as a Northern European grape, the Madeleine Angevine grows well in the cool climate of the Puget Sound.

The 2008 Madeleine Angevine was harvested on October 18, 2008, and released on October 1, 2009. It received an Excellent review by Wine Press NorthWest and Silver Medals from the Riverside International Wine Competition and the Jerry Mead International Wine Competition.

583 Cases bottled April 7, 2009

Alcohol: 11.2% with residual sugar of .05%.

Retail Price: $12.00