 The grape is a crossing of the "Vitis vinifera" species Aramon noir and Petit Bouschet (the later a crossing of Aramon and Teinturier du Cher created by Henri's father Louis Bouschet).That same year Bouschet use Petit Bouschet in another crossing with Graciano to create Morrastel Bouschet.At same point Morrastel Bouschet was introduced to the California as Grand Noir de la Calmette where it made its way to the grape collection at the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology.