Târnave

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Moderate temperat-continentală climate, sheltered by the Carpathian arc from cold north-easterly and easterly air masses.
• Autumn fog (Sept.–Oct.) occurring on approximately one-third of days induces slow ripening, preserving aromatic complexity and high acidity.
• Dominant soils: eutric cambisols and argillic-iluvial brown soils; carbonatic regosols appear on the slopes, with carbonatic colluvisols at their base.
• The geological substrate alternates impermeable marne layers with permeable gresie and sands, giving rise to hillside springs along the slopes.
• The podgoriile occupy south-, south-east-, and south-west-facing slopes at 250–600 m elevation, within the basins of the Târnava Mare and Târnava Mică rivers.

• Podgoria Târnave appears on the map in Ioan Honterus's "Chorographia Transylvaniae" (1532), attesting to the region's long viticultural history. (via Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0)

• Slow ripening under autumn fog → preserved aromatics, consistently high acidity (~8–9 g/l tartaric acid).
• Velvety, fresh, aromatically expressive wines; floral Traminer, fluid Muscat Ottonel, and Fetească Regală with good acidity.

• Autumn fog covering approximately one-third of days in September–October enforces slow ripening, retaining both aromatics and high acidity in the finished wine.

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

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — onvpv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-RO-A0365
• Official trade body site — Oficiul Național al Viei și Produselor Vitivinicole (ONVPV) — DOC Târnave