Belokranjec

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area forms a low karst plateau with Jurassic limestones, dolomites, and Cretaceous limestones, in places overlain by Pleistocene ilovica.
• Vineyards lie between 210 and 390 m a.s.l., predominantly on the southern slopes of the Gorjanci hills and the eastern slopes of the Roška planota.
• The karst relief creates great heterogeneity of gradients and aspects, generating highly diverse microclimatic conditions among individual lege.
• The sum of effective temperatures during the growing season ranges from 1,245.7 °C (Dobliče) to 1,329.0 °C (Metlika), with estimates of 1,480–1,545 °C on the most favourable lege.
• Tertiary marls appear along the far eastern margin beneath the Gorjanci; isolated limestone blocks are common throughout the vineyards.

• The varietal composition of Belokranjec combines Laški rizling, Kraljevina, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay, and others, yielding a harmonious aromatic profile.
• On 30 August 1999, the municipalities of Metlika, Semič, and Črnomelj together with KZ Metlika signed an agreement defining the varietal composition and organoleptic characteristics of Belokranjec. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• A dry, still white wine of yellowish colour with greenish hues; fresh on the palate in its first year, developing aromas of a more mature wine thereafter.
• Distinctive varietal aromas (yellow muscat, Sauvignon) must not dominate; freshness and drinkability are the shared hallmarks of all wines. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The geological and climatic diversity of Bela krajina accounts for the region's varietal breadth, while freshness and drinkability remain common to all its wines.

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

Sources

• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-SI-A1576