Павликени (Pavlikeni)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards are located at the foothills of the central Stara Planina (Balkan Mountains) and in the central part of the Danubian hilly plain.
• The soil types in the area are strongly leached chernozems and dark grey forest soils.
• The climate is continental, with hot summers and cold winters; annual precipitation totals approximately 550 mm, distributed mainly during the winter–spring period.
• During September and October, when the harvest takes place, rainfall is negligible.
• The total heat summation for the period with mean daily temperatures above 10 °C (April–October) averages 3,850 °C, and the mean daily temperature of the warmest month is 22.8 °C.

• The authorised grape variety for the production of wine with the protected designation of origin Pavlikeni is Gamza.
• The training systems used in the vineyards are Umbrella, Moser, and mid-trunk double-arm cordon; pruning is mixed and short, with a load of up to 54 buds per vine.

• The resulting red wine displays predominantly aromas of small red fruits on the nose, a character shaped by the pedoclimatic conditions and the constraints of human intervention.
• The characteristics of the grapes allow the production of Gamza wine with a natural alcoholic strength of approximately 12.5% vol.–13% vol.

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

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Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — iavv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BG-A0420
• Official trade body site — НЛВК — Национална лозаро-винарска камара