Mehedinţi

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Quaternary lithology with loessic deposits, gravel, sands, and Pleistocene loams, plus Pliocene lacustrine marls and clays in the Severinului podgorie.
• Dominant soils: brun-roșcat and leached cernoziom, with medium to clay-loam texture, rich in iron oxides.
• Moderate temperate-continental climate with a Mediterranean nuance, owing to the frequent influence of westerly and south-westerly air masses.
• Hilly relief at altitudes of 200–400 m, with quasi-tabular plateaus and frontal slopes of ~5°, with southern, south-western, or south-eastern aspects.
• Soils rich in iron oxides are directly correlated with the bright red colour and finesse of the red wines produced in the area.

• A document dated 8 January 1407 records Mircea cel Bătrân granting the monastery of Cozia an annual allocation of wheat and wine, attesting to viticulture in the region.
• In 1900, analysts Munteanu and Roman confirmed that the red wines of Mehedinți were full in alcohol, rich in extract, and high in mineral content.

• Full-bodied, alcoholic wines, rich in extract and minerals, with a bright red colour and finesse, attributable to the brun-roșcat soils and leached cernoziom.
• Soils rich in iron oxides lend red wines a bright red colour and a distinctive personality; the wines are well suited to ageing.

• Soils rich in iron oxides impart to red wines a bright red colour and a finesse of marked personality.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — onvpv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A1072
• Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Mehedinţi