Оряховица (Oriakhovitsa)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards lie at the foot of the southern slopes of Средна гора, at 170–260 m above sea level, with an inclination of 3°–6°.
• Умереноконтинентален климат; Средна гора blocks cold northern airflows and ensures ventilation during summer.
• Soils: deluvial-stony, alluvial-deluvial meadow, and leached канелена горска почва, medium to heavy sandy-clay in texture.
• Annual precipitation 510–625 mm; heat summation (>10 °C, Apr.–Oct.) is 3,815 °C; mean daily temperature of the warmest month 23 °C.

• Intensely coloured red wines with aromas of red fruits and spice.
• The palate is velvety and full-bodied, with perceptible resinous notes and a persistent finish.

• Средна гора blocks cold northern airflows and ensures ventilation — a direct prerequisite for the ripening of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
• Deluvial-stony and leached канелена горска почва soils contribute a velvety, full-bodied palate with resinous notes in the red wines.
• The умереноконтинентален климат with a heat summation of 3,815 °C (April–October) allows for full ripening and intense colour development.
• The combination of terroir and restricted yields (max. 9,000 kg/ha) produces characteristic aromas of red fruits and spice with a persistent finish.

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-A1344
• Official trade body site — Wikipedia (българска) — Оряховица