Banat

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Skeletal, eroded brown podzolic soils over gravels, leached rendzinas and rendzinic regosols, rich in iron and microelements
• The hilly zone of the Dognecea Hills, with plantings on plateaus with southern, south-western or south-eastern aspects
• A thermoheliоhydric index of 4,598, within the 4,500–5,100 range, favourable for high-quality red wines
• The ferruginous soils impart a bright red colour and a pronounced extractive character to the wines
• On the plateau, anthocyanin content can reach 1,452 mg/kg of grapes (Cabernet Sauvignon), with 8% higher sugar levels compared to lower-lying sites

• The skeletal and ferruginous soils give red wines a bright colour and a highly extractive character.
• Anthocyanin content can reach 1,452 mg/kg in Cabernet Sauvignon, with an 8% sugar gain on the plateau compared to lower-lying sites.

• The skeletal, ferruginous soils of the plateaus produce red wines with a bright colour and high extraction.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — onvpv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A0028
• Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Banat