Muškat momjanski

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The soil in this area is flysch, specifically rendzina, with an elevated carbonate content, which limits vine vigour and contributes to balanced vegetative growth.
• Rendzina is characterised by a high proportion of clay particles, which ensures long water retention in the soil and good water availability for the vines during longer rainless periods.
• The climate of this area has both maritime and continental elements, with the continental influence bringing lower air temperatures, particularly at night, compared to the surrounding coastal areas.
• The maritime, or Mediterranean, climate brings moderately high temperatures, particularly during the day, which ensure adequate grape ripening and good sugar accumulation.

• In 1997 the wine was protected under the name "Muškat momjanski" pursuant to the then Wine Act, as part of the "Protection of Quality Wines with a Controlled Designation of Origin", on the basis of a study by the Faculty of Agronomy of the University of Zagreb.
• Human factors include decades of selecting propagation material solely from the highest-quality vines in the Momjan vineyards, traditional cultivation on low-load systems with long or mixed fruiting wood alongside yield restrictions, and shoot thinning, leaf removal, removal of lateral shoots and shoot topping.

• The wine is golden-yellow in colour, with a lavish aroma and rich palate, which is why it is drunk at the end of a meal as its crowning touch. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)
• The recommended serving temperature for this wine is between 8 and 10 degrees Celsius. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• The gently rolling and hilly terrain promotes good air circulation, which speeds up the drying of dew and raindrops, thereby preventing or reducing the development of grey mould, allowing the grapes to remain on the vine longer to reach adequate ripeness.
• The flysch-derived soil (rendzina) with elevated carbonate content limits vine vigour and ensures moderate sun exposure of the bunches, which favours the synthesis of aromatic compounds and contributes to more pronounced aromatic characteristics in the wine.

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

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Sources

• Specification (EUR-Lex, single document)
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-HR-02109
• Official trade body site — Udruga proizvođača momjanskog muškata “Vino Momilianum”