The red grape variety is a new variety between Tannat x Cabernet Sauvignon. The Basque name means "month of sunshine". The cross was made in 1956 on behalf of INRA by the Basque Pierre Marcel Durquéty (1923-2016) in France with the support of the University of Montpellier. Incidentally, the same parents also gave rise to the Arinarnoa variety. This early to medium-ripening vine is generally resistant to various diseases. It produces colourful, rather low-acid red wines. The variety is cultivated on two hectares in south-west France. There are other small stocks in Argentina (1 ha) and Brazil (0.4 ha). In 2016, a total of three hectares of vineyards were designated (Kym Anderson statistics).
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