This beauty is the shape and size of a Bartlett pear, with a beautiful red-brick color. The fruits are perfect and smooth with no cracks. The fruits are green–shouldered fading to red, then purple Black at the base and are about 3 long and 8-12 ounces in weight. Despite the name (theres a story there I have yet to hear), this was bred in Russia and has determinate potato–leaved vines. Has a firm, meaty texture with a complex and dynamic smooth flavor. One of the best.
