Murfatlar

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Geological substrate: loess and loessic deposits overlying Mesozoic and Tertiary limestones and calcareous sandstones of the South-Dobrogan platform.
• Tabular-structural relief (100–130 m), with Cretaceous and Sarmatian limestones on a Precambrian basement, covered by Quaternary loess up to 400 m thick.
• Representative soils: carbonatic and typic cernoziom on loessic substrate, typic and lithic rendzinas, regosols and eroded soils on degraded slopes.
• Marked aridity: 450 mm of annual rainfall, half falling during the growing season, compounded by frequent — near-daily — winds.

• In 1907, Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, and Muscat Ottonel were planted experimentally at Murfatlar by two Romanian viticulturists.
• The Murfatlar Viticultural Research Station, established in 1927, expanded the variety portfolio with Sauvignon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Italian Riesling.

• Murfatlar red wines display an intense ruby-violet colour, a full-bodied palate, and soft tannins.
• Sparkling and pétillant wines develop floral aromas of acacia blossom and honey, with a lively and persistent mousse.

• The calcareous soil, rich in calcium carbonate and combined with cernoziom on loess, imparts a balanced structure and freshness to the wines.

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

Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A0030
• Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Murfatlar