Skalický rubín

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The area is situated at the foot of the White Carpathians, on a geological deformation of the Earth's crust formed by the basin of the Morava river.
• The soil is predominantly chernozem with a sand and clay content, while the stony subsoil ensures adequate moisture retention for the vineyards.
• The area has the character of a rainfall zone, with precipitation peaking in spring, summer thunderstorms, and a dry autumn, at a mean annual rainfall of 565 mm.
• The mean annual sunshine duration reaches 1,857 hours per year, providing sufficient conditions for the full ripening of red grape varieties.
• The heavy clay subsoil of the vineyards ensures adequate moisture for the vine stocks even during a dry autumn, preventing the berries from shrivelling.

• The branded wine Skalický rubín was created in 1924, as evidenced by its publication in the book 'Slovácko VII' of 1965, in the section relating to viticulture in Skalica.
• The designation Skalický rubín has been registered and protected in the appellations-of-origin register of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva since 22 November 1967.
• The grapes are processed directly in cellars that are part of the vineyard or situated in its immediate vicinity, minimising the time between harvest and the processing of the must fermented on the skins.
• Vine cultivation is arranged in small parcels with differing soil characteristics, slope gradients, and aspect orientations, whose blending achieves a consistent character in the finished product.
• Across the entire area there are approximately 2,000 underground cellars, some of which are more than 300 years old, though the majority date from the twentieth century.

• Ageing of the wines for 12 to 18 months imparts a delicate fruity bouquet and a velvety palate to the finished product.
• In favourable years the grapes are harvested at high sugar levels, permitting the production of grape-selection predicate wines (výber z hrozna), which are characterised by high extract and pronounced aromatic complexity.

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-SK-01899
• Official trade body site — Vínna cesta Záhorie — Skalický rubín