The white grape variety originates from France. Synonyms are Courbis, Courbu Petit, Hondarrabi, Petit Courbu Blanc, Vieux Pacherenc and Xuri Zerratu. The name refers to the shape of the grapes and means "small curved grape".

The parentage is unknown. It should not be confused with the Courbu Blanc (Vieux Pacherenc) or...
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