The red grape variety originates from France. Synonyms are Cauny, Cot à Queue Verte, Cot Vert, Coulant, Coulon Timbre, Mansain, Manceng, Mansin, Maussein, Mourtaou, Mourtau, Petit Fou, Pousse Debout, Tarnay, Tarnay Coulant, Tarnay Terny and Terny. The ancestry (parentage) is unknown. Despite seemingly suggestive synonyms or morphological similarities, it must not be confused with the variety Cot (Mancin). No stock was recorded in 2016 (Kym Anderson).
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