It is a vine that has often been confused with the Malvasia di Candia Aromatica, from which it differs in the absence of aromatic qualities, and with Malvasia Rossa for the color of its bud, even if this variety is most valuable and less productive. It belongs to the large family of Malvasia and is spread in different Italian regions, although the most suited area is Castelli, the province of Rome. The first written records about this vine date back to 1800, although certainly the variety has been present in the Lazio region since ancient times. His productivity has allowed that, over the centuries, it has taken the place of other native grape varieties of higher quality yield. In fact, in recent years, numerous phenotypic studies have been made to isolate, among the more than fifty varieties selected, those with the best features. Its plant has large, pentagonal, three or five-lobed, of dark green color leaves, large, conical, winged and semi-sparse bunches, with medium-sized, spheroidal, thin-skinned, of golden yellow color grapes.
