Bizeljsko Sremič

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Soils develop on Tertiary rocks: quartz sands, peščenjaki with calcareous cement, marls, and Leithakalk limestone.
• In some areas vineyards extend onto Triassic limestones and dolomites, with the limestones containing a relatively high proportion of cherts.
• Each lithological substrate gives rise to at least three soil types, which is reflected in the great qualitative diversity of wines from the appellation.
• The average sum of effective temperatures during the growing season ranges from 1,197.3 °C (Bizeljsko) to 1,278.9 °C (Sremič), and on the most favourable lege between 1,400 and 1,465 °C.
• Annual rainfall exceeds 1,000 mm; during the growing season an average of nearly 700 mm, or 66% of the annual total, is recorded.

• The soils are exceptionally diverse: quartz sands, peščenjaki with calcareous cement, marls, Leithakalk limestone, and Triassic limestones with chert.
• The shared sensory denominator of wines from the vinorodni okoliš is a triad: freshness, body, and drinkability.

• The geological and climatic diversity of the vinorodni okoliš is reflected in the great qualitative variety of its wines, which share freshness, body, and drinkability as common traits.
• Micro-location, ecological factors, and grape variety together shape the organoleptic character (bouquet) of Bizeljsko Sremič wines.

• Micro-location, ecological factors, and grape variety together determine the organoleptic character (bouquet) of Bizeljsko Sremič 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-A0772
• Official trade body site — Društvo vinogradnikov Bizeljsko