Павликени (Pavlikeni)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Continental climate: hot summers, cold winters; precipitation ~550 mm/year, negligible during harvest (Sept.–Oct.).
• Soil types: strongly leached черноземи and dark grey forest soils at the foothills of the Central Стара планина and the Danubian hilly plain.
• The cumulative temperature sum for the period >10 °C (Apr.–Oct.) averages 3,850 °C; mean daily temperature in the warmest month — 22.8 °C.
• The soil-climatic conditions favour grapes with 22% sugar and acidity of 6–7.5 g/l, and wines with 12.5–13% vol. natural alcohol.
• The dark grey forest soils and умереноконтинентален климат define an aroma dominated by small red fruit nuances in the Гъмза variety.

• The sole permitted variety is Гъмза — a traditional red variety trained using Umbrella, Moser, or mid-trunk double-arm cordon systems.
• Yield is capped at 9,000 kg/ha and extraction at 65 l per 100 kg of grapes, in order to achieve the characteristic small red fruit profile.

• Aromas of small red fruits: the soil-climatic conditions and viticultural restrictions together shape the characteristic fruit profile.
• Natural alcohol ~12.5–13% vol., sugar content ~22%, and acidity 6–7.5 g/l — a structural balance established in the grapes themselves.

• Continental climate combined with strongly leached черноземи and dark grey forest soils → grapes with sugar content ~22% and acidity 6–7.5 g/l.

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-A0420
• Official trade body site — Изпълнителна агенция по лозата и виното (ИАЛВ)