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Apple varieties, France

Reinette de Bordeaux

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Thought to have originated from France. Recorded c. 1840. Fruits have a rich, sweet, aromatic flavour.

Sources

Reinette de Bordeaux (accession 2001 - 022), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the other names.