 The true Madeleine Angevine (also sometimes called Madeleine d’Angevine), is a female only table-grape variety, a crossing of Précoce de Malingre and Madeleine Royale made by Pierre Vibert at the Moreau-Robert nurseries in Angers in 1857 (some reports say 1859).It is one of the earliest table-grape varieties for open cultivation in France.Having only female flowers and being very early, it has been used by plant breeders in a number of crosses over the years.