Iana

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The lithological substrate is characterised by the presence of Levantin, Dacian, Pontian, Meotian, and Khersonian clays, sands, and argillaceous marls, alongside Pleistocene loess-like deposits.
• The soils most representative of this appellation are grey soils, cambic chernozems, regosols, and anthropic soils.
• The relief is typically hilly and undulating, characterised by elongated interfluves running NNW–SSE, with narrow ridges in the northern part.
• West-facing slopes are shorter and more steeply inclined than east-facing ones, which are longer and more gently graded.
• The climate is temperate continental, with a markedly Eastern European character of extremes, reflected in harsh winters and torrid summers.
• Mean annual precipitation is around 500 mm; set against an evapotranspiration rate of 650–675 mm, this can result in a potential annual deficit of over 100–200 mm, concentrated almost entirely in the July–September period.
• The hydrographic network consists of small streams, with the Bârlad river as the sole collector; groundwater yields are low, diminishing to near absence during the summer thermal optimum.

• The grape varieties traditionally cultivated in this area were Poama albă-creață, Zghihara verde, Bălaie, and Busuioacă, according to information gathered from elderly local residents.
• Traditional planting from cuttings of indigenous vines delayed the effects of phylloxera, with some own-rooted plantings surviving into the 1950s at Ciocani, Băcani, Crâng, and Iana.

• The red wines range in colour from ruby red to deep, profound hues, with aromas of red fruits, a slight bitter note on the finish, and a sensation of warmth and fullness.
• The white wines range from greenish-yellow to straw yellow, are well-structured, with good acidity in the dry styles and a minerality evoking stone or flint.

• The cambic chernozems developed over sandy and clayey deposits and marine-lacustrine sediments, combined with low rainfall particularly in autumn, provide favourable conditions for the accumulation of high sugar levels and the development of complex aromas.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — onvpv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A0136
• Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Iana