white grape · regional staple
Pesecká Leánka
Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania
Say it
feh·tyask·uhreh·gah·luh
'Feteasca' has a diphthong (te̯as) that collapses to 'tyask' for English speakers; stress falls on that syllable. 'Regală' stresses the penultimate 'GAH.'
On the palate
white peachpearapricotelderflowerlemon
How you spot it blind: semi-aromatic with notable skin tannins for a white grape, lending uncommon aging potential
The story
First written down · c. 1920, Mureș County, Transylvania, Romania
Discovered around 1920 near Daneș village, Mureș County; DNA analysis confirmed parentage as Feteasca Albă × Frâncușă, superseding the earlier Grasă de Cotnari hypothesis.
Family tree: Feteasca Alba × Francuse
Where it lives
Romania (Transylvania, Dealu Mare, Moldavian Hills) · Moldova · Ukraine · Slovakia (as Pesecká Leánka)
Shows up as
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