Frâncușă

The white grape variety originates from Romania. Synonyms are Frâncușe, Frîncușă, Mustoasă, Mustoasă de Moldova, Poamă Creată, Poamă Franchie, Poamă Mustei, Tartara and Vinoasă. It should not be confused with the two varieties Kreaca (synonym Frâncușă) or Mustoasă de Măderat, despite seemingly suggestive synonyms or morphological similarities. According to DNA analyses carried out in 2013, it is a presumably natural cross between Gouais Blanc x Alba Imputotato. However, in all cases this was based on only 20 DNA markers (see Molecular genetics). Incidentally, the same parents also produced the varieties Furmint and Javor Groß. Whether there is a relationship to the red variety Bătută Neagră (Frâncușă Niagră) is not known. Frâncușă was a crossing partner in the varieties Armas, Fetească Regală and Sremska Zelenika, which were probably created by natural crossing. The late-ripening vine produces light-coloured white wines with aromas of lemons and apples. The variety was widespread before phylloxera in the areas of Cotnari (where it is still used for the famous sweet wine), Husi, Odobesti and Panciului in the eastern region of Moldova. In 2016, a total of 365 hectares of vines were reported (Kym Anderson statistics).

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