Хасково (Haskovo)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards are situated in the southern part of the Thracian Lowland, between the western slopes of Sakar mountain and the slopes of the Eastern Rhodopes, in hilly and low-mountain terrain.
• The climate is a moderated temperate-continental with a strong Mediterranean influence penetrating along the Maritsa river valley, with mild winters and hot summers.
• The total heat summation for the period with mean daily temperatures above 10 °C (April–October) is approximately 3,850 °C, and the mean daily temperature of the warmest month is 23.2 °C.
• The mean annual precipitation is approximately 500 mm, and the duration of sunshine in the area reaches up to 2,100 hours per year.
• The soil types are leached cinnamon forest soils of medium to heavy sandy-clay texture, and leached chernozem smolnitsa soils of medium to heavy sandy-clay texture.

• The permitted wine-grape varieties for white wines are Dimyat and Tamyanka, and for red wines and rosé — Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pamid, and Syrah.
• The training systems applied in the vineyards are Umbrella, Moser, and mid-trunk double-arm cordon, with pruning being mixed and short, with a load of up to 54 buds per vine.

• The white wines are typically fruit-forward, with a fresh and harmonious palate.

• The microclimate, combined with the cinnamon forest soils and chernozem smolnitsa soils, favours the production of deeply coloured, highly extracted red wines with a characteristic aroma of ripe dark fruits.

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

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — iavv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BG-A1043
• Official trade body site — НЛВК — Национална лозаро-винарска камара