Malokarpatská

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The geological substrate consists predominantly of alluvial fans formed by the streams and rivers of the Little Carpathians.
• The soils of the region are loamy-sandy and moderately stony, with loess and wind-blown sands occurring towards the peripheral parts.
• Climatically, the Malokarpatská wine region falls within the continental climatic zone, with total annual precipitation of 650 mm distributed relatively evenly throughout the year.
• The altitude of vineyards in this region ranges from 100 to 250 metres above sea level, with mean air temperatures during the May-to-September period falling between 13 °C and 20 °C.
• The region is characterised by a diurnal temperature range of at least 15 °C during the growing season, which, combined with the stony subsoil, enables white grape varieties to develop higher acid levels in the fruit.
• In the vineyards of the Záhorie district, situated between the Morava river and the south-western edge of the White Carpathians, fluvial sediments deposited by the Morava and Myjava rivers predominate, along with wind-blown sands. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Viticulture and winemaking in the Malokarpatská region have been practised for more than 3,000 years, with written records of vine cultivation in the vicinity of Bratislava dating to the years 997–1038.
• Bratislava is the oldest wine-growing commune in Slovakia, developed primarily thanks to the Danube trade route, and was gradually joined by the towns of Rača, Sv. Jur, Limbach, Pezinok, Modra, and Skalica.

• White wines from this region are fresh, typically show higher acidity, and are well suited to extended cellaring and maturation.
• Blue-skinned varieties for red wine production are processed with a minimum of 6 hours of maceration on the skins, and the resulting wines are characterised by greater extract and higher tannin and polyphenol content, which with ageing impart a velvety smoothness and fullness.
• Sparkling wines from this region display a youthful, vibrant character, with fruity freshness and a harmonious floral bouquet, vigorous and dynamic mousse, and a colour ranging from green-tinged to golden yellow.

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

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — upv-sr
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-SK-A1360
• Official trade body site — ZVVS — Malokarpatská oblasť