This Fig has been a great grower and has already fruited and it was just a cutting last Spring 2015.
The fruit has a very sweet berry taste to me sorta and it really is hard to describe. It is an outstanding grower here. They are raised commercially in France. I got my cuttings from Marius...Good Luck  growing this year. : )    

Beautiful fig you got there! Thank you for sharing photos!

It is a, great fig indeed.

Beautiful looking fig, Frank! I think this is an underrated fig, too. I've heard reports that it is pretty hardy. Do you have it in the ground?

Frank,  can you please share some pics of the leaves?  

Very nice Frank. We love our VdS too!

Nice, your vds reminds Sicilian red.

Is it a late ripener?

Thanks for the picks and description.

I have wondered myself and have a plant coming from James.

I believe this fig has something like a "Certificate of Province", in France  as a protection of the strain and origin.

Memory from reading awhile ago.
                                                    Mike

That's a beautiful looking fig Frank. I sure would like a cutting

Nice Frank!

 SuperMario1...Here are the Leaf photos of Violette de Sollies that you requested. : )

   

Looks good Frank!

It is a super tasty and large fig. I've seen smaller sized figs on the same tree. It was one of my fastest growers in pot, and when moved to in ground, it slowed down dramatically. The clay soil had a great impact on the rate of growth of all my in ground trees.
Productivity this year was poor (about five fruits), but it remains among my top five tasting dark varieties.

What are the other four?

Frank that is one delicious looking fig and the leaves look super healthy Keep doing what your doing with that plant 

Thank's sharing to your fig photos. It's like to a women lip.:)

That is a luscious looking fig and its flavours sound divine. 
Looks like I'll be updating my want list. ;) 

Frank, thanks for the leaf pics.  Very beautiful foliage and beautiful fruit. 

I dont think that's a VdS. The leaves don't look right and the VdS is a very squat fig sometimes with a long stem

See this French video

I do not have time for "TROLLS" !!! I don't care what you think!!!

Leafs look the same as VDS. Looks like a Great fig Frank.

I have a local variety called ADLER which they say is identical.

Is VDS a late variety?

Hey Elin, Vds is not late here. It grows fast and healthy. So far, this turning out to be a great Fig! I recieved the cuttings last Spring 2015 and now they are covered with Figs, I have them in 3 gal. Pots. They taste very nice also. Thanks! : )