Kras
Styles
Principal grape varieties
Ribolla Gialla B. - Ribolla (Ribolla Gialla)Tocai Friulano B. - Tuchì (Friulano)Pinot BlancSauvignonMalvasia Aromática (Malvasia Dubrovacka)Pinot GrisChardonnayMuscat À Petits Grains BlancsGleraPicolit B. (Picolit)Riesling Italico B. — Riesling (Welschriesling)MerlotCabernet-SauvignonRefosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso N. — Refosco (Refosco Dal Peduncolo Rosso)Cabernet-FrancPinot NoirBarbera N. (Barbera Nera)Syrah
Terroir
Natural factors
- The soils are terra rossa on a limestone bedrock, including limestones of Eocene character.
- Two geological substrates: fossil platy beds of Early Cretaceous limestones and rudist-bearing limestone beds from the Early Cretaceous.
- Climate: dry cold winters, warm summers; the burja intensifies drought stress on shallow soils with no watercourses.
Human factors
- Osmica: a traditional practice of selling wine directly at the producer's premises, open for a maximum of 8 days.
- Refošk for kraški teran PTP requires better, more sun-exposed lege. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
Product characteristics
- To reach the minimum sugar-level threshold, Refošk requires a Huglin Index above 1900; on the Kras, more sun-exposed lege are recommended.
- Terra rossa on limestone bedrock and the burja together shape the conditions for producing kraški teran from Refošk.
Terroir / wine link
- Shallow terra rossa on limestone bedrock and the burja together cause summer drought, which Refošk (teran) tolerates on exposed lege.
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-A0616
- Official trade body site — Društvo vinogradnikov in vinarjev Krasa