Huşi
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Aligoté BAromat De Iași BBarbera N (Barbera Nera)Busuioacă De Bohotin RsBăbească Gri G (Babeasca Gris)Băbească Neagră NCabernet Sauvignon NChardonnay BCodană NCrâmpoşie Selecţionată BDonaris BFetească Albă BFetească Neagră NFetească Regală BFrâncuşă BGrasă De Cotnari BMerlot NMuscadelle BMuscat Ottonel BNebbiolo NNegru Aromat NPinot Gris GPinot Noir NPlăvaie BPortugais Bleu N (Portugieser Blau)Riesling De Rhin B (Riesling Weiss)Riesling Italian B (Welschriesling)Sangiovese NSauvignon BSyrah NSémillon BTraminer Roz Rs (Gewuerztraminer)Tămâioasă Românească B (Muscat A Petits Grains Blancs)Zghihară De Huși BZweigelt N (Zweigeltrebe Blau)Şarba B
Terroir
Natural factors
- Dominant leached cernoziom and grey soils with sandy-loam texture, high humus content, and neutral to slightly acid reaction.
- Temperate-continental climate with an excessively continental character within the depression; the crivăț from the NE intensifies frost risk, while E/SE winds bring drought.
- Prevailing winds from the W, NW, and N (>60% annual frequency) acquire a foehn character as they descend toward the depression.
- Relief of broadly rounded hills (NW–SE), ranging from 150 m (depression floor) to ~300 m (hilltops), with more than 70% of vineyards located in the Huși Depression.
- Altitudinal soil zonation: mollisols of steppe and forest-steppe on the plains, argilluvisols at the forest-belt elevation.
Human factors
- Documented since 1415, through a charter of Alexandru cel Bun that delineates the historic podgorie.
- Dimitrie Cantemir ranked the wine of Huși immediately after Cotnari in his «Descriptio Moldaviae».
Product characteristics
- Light, low-extract wines with moderate alcohol; natural acidity reaching 11–12 g/l tartaric acid in the Averești area, making it well-suited for sparkling wines.
- Red wines range from lightly coloured in the northern part of the appellation to deeply coloured in the south.
Terroir / wine link
- High natural acidity in the Averești area (11–12 g/l tartaric acid) — a direct expression of terroir, recommending this zone for sparkling wine production.
Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.
Sources
- Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
- eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A1583
- Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Huşi