Slovenská

Slovakia · IGP · Slovensko · -1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

Vineyards on south-, southeast-, and southwest-facing slopes and plains, at elevations of 100–350 m above sea level.
Mildly continental climate; the winter-to-summer temperature range averages 20 °C, with summer temperatures around 15 °C.
A marked diurnal temperature variation (min. 10 °C) preserves acidity in the grapes at harvest – min. 6 g/l.
The geological substrate is highly variable: crystalline rocks, vápenec, volcanic rocks, and fluvial and aeolian sediments.
Topoclimatic variability amplifies the diversity of soils and microclimates, creating the potential for typicity in Slovenská wines.

Human factors

Burčiak – fermenting grape must (~3% vol. alcohol) – has been a traditional beverage in Slovakia for more than 300 years, closely associated with harvest festival celebrations.
Grapes are harvested in the early morning hours (below 25 °C) and the wine is produced by reductive winemaking during both pressing and fermentation.

Product characteristics

The wines are characterized by freshness and vivacity, a typically moderate alcohol content of 11.0–11.5% vol. (whites), and an extract level of around 16 g/l.
The optimal sugar-to-acid balance at harvest (16–18 °NM, min. 6 g/l acidity) is the foundation of the sensory profile of Slovenská wines.

Terroir / wine link

A night-to-day temperature difference of min. 10 °C throughout the growing season preserves acidity in the grapes, which expresses itself as freshness and vivacity in the wines.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.