Върбица (V'rbitsa)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Northern slopes of the Плевенски височини, average altitude 240 m, within the hilly part of Дунавска равнина.
• Continental climate: hot summers, cold winters; annual rainfall approx. 650 mm; active temperature sum (>10 °C) – 3,800 °C.
• Soils: leached черноземи (medium-depth, eroded) and dark grey forest soils (moderately eroded).
• The dark grey forest soils are formed on non-calcareous dark-coloured clays, red-brown clays, and sandy-clayey materials.
• The soil and climate conditions yield grapes with a sugar content of 23% and acidity of 7 g/dm³, producing a natural alcohol level of 12.5–13% vol.

• Ruby-red colour with an intense fruity bouquet — the result of dark grey forest soils over non-calcareous clays combined with a high active temperature sum.
• Natural alcohol content reaches 12.5–13% vol., with grape sugar levels of 23% and acidity of 7 g/dm³.

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-A0370
• Official trade body site — Изпълнителна агенция по лозата и виното (IAVV)