Монтана (Montana)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Умереноконтинентален климат with warm summers and cold winters; cumulative temperature sum above 10 °C approximately 3,500 °C (Apr.–Oct.).
• Mean annual precipitation 620 mm; mean daily temperature in the warmest month 22.5 °C.
• Predominant soils: grey forest soils, slightly to moderately eroded, lightly clayey to medium- to heavy-textured sandy-clay.
• Relief ranges from flat (Дунавска равнина) to hilly in the southern parts and along the northern slopes of Стара планина.
• The region encompasses land in Montana Province, positioned between the Danube River to the south and the northern slopes of Стара планина to the north.

• Permitted varieties: white – Riesling, Vratsa Misket, Chardonnay; red – Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Pinot Noir.

• The white wines display fruity aromas, a fresh and harmonious palate.
• The red wines carry aromas of dark forest fruit with soft tannins on the palate.

• Grey forest soils → freshness in the white wines and soft tannins in the red wines of ЗНП "Монтана".
• The умереноконтинентален климат with warm summers (avg. 22.5 °C) shapes fruity aromas and a harmonious palate in the white wines.
• The northern slopes of Стара планина modulate the microclimate, contributing dark forest-fruit aromas to the red wines.
• The restricted yield (max. 9,000 kg/ha) concentrates the character of the grapes and intensifies the distinctive personality of the wines.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — iavv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BG-A1314
• Official trade body site — Изпълнителна агенция по лозата и виното (IAVV)