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CARPATHIAN HILLS
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Sauvignon Blanc
Wine Region/Vineyards:
Cotesti – Carligele, Eastern Romania
Wine Classification:
DOC-Cotesti, Dry Wine
Description:
Color: light yellow-greenish fresh straw
Nose: fresh fruits, aroma of citrus
Taste: lively but broad in mouth, notes of exotic fruits
Tasting Notes:
Vrancea-Cotesi is situated in the east of the country, it is slightly colder than the Dealu Mare region so the grapes take longer to ripe making this area ideal for Sauvignon Blanc.
It takes one month to ferment under a very low temperature, where the fermentation is not allowed to exceed 10˚C this gives the wine a very strong fruity character. Fresh straw in colour with a strong bouquet of gooseberries and ripe peaches, a good crisp acidity and strong gooseberry flavours and a long clean finish makes this wine a perfect accompaniment with food. (This is undoubtedly the best white wine to come out of Romania and certainly the first Sauvignon Blanc to have characteristics which resemble the variety)
Serving Temperature:
12ºC
Best served with:
Grilled Fish and shellfish, white meat
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Pinot Noir
Wine Region/Vineyards:
Dealu Mare, Tohani, SubCarpathian Hills
Wine Classification:
DOC- Dealu Mare, Tohani, Dry Wine Medium Body
Description:
Colour: dark ruby
Nose: red fruits and vanilla
Taste: delicate with a hint of soft fruit and vanilla
Tasting Notes:
Romanian Pinot Noir is the most well known grape variety to come out of Romania.
Romania is one of the few places in the world that can produce good quality wines from this variety, which has always been a winemaker’s dream or nightmare. For us it has always been a dream. It is well-suited to the gentle slopes of the Carpathian hills having a cool morning mist which gives this wine its unique flavours, aromas and deep colour.
Dark ruby in colour, a mixture of red fruit on the nose with soft fruit and vanilla on the palate, still slightly young but has good length and staying power.
Serving Temperature:
Room Temperature
Best served with:
Red and white meat, Aged cheeses
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Merlot
Wine Region/Vineyards:
Dealu Mare, Tohani, SubCarpathian Hills
Wine Classification:
DOC- Dealu Mare, Tohani, Dry Red Full Body
Description:
Colour: dark purple garnet
Nose: bouquet of cherries and plums
Taste: good fruit and soft tannins
Tasting Notes:
Merlot is the most widely planted variety in the Dealu Mare region. It is well adapted to the Romanian climate and is early ripening which is good for those less sunny years. The volcanic soils from this region give the Merlot a unique flavour and aroma, which brings out the very best of its characteristics.
Deep purple colour, a bouquet of cherries and plums, good fruity characters on the palate and with a combination of soft tannins makes this wine good to drink on its own or with any culinary delight.
Serving Temperature:
Room Temperature
Best served with:
White meat or grilled lamb, terrines of vegetables
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Cabernet Sauvignon
Wine Region/Vineyards:
Dealu Mare, Tohani, SubCarpathian Hills
Wine Classification:
DOC – Dealu Mare, Dry Wine Full Body
Description:
Colour: good deep purple
Nose: spicy aromas and a hint of cherries
Taste: fruity with good soft tannins
Tasting Notes:
Cabernet Sauvignon can sometimes be difficult to grow in Romania, however, the 2001 vintage was an exceptional year for Cabernet. The grapes managed to obtain full ripeness producing a fruity and soft tannic wine, which is unusual for Cabernet Sauvignon, it usually tends to have hard tannins and takes time to mature.
Good deep purple colour with strong spicy aromas and a hint of cherries on the nose and very fruity flavour, with good soft tannins that give this wine it very long finish.
Serving Temperature:
Room Temperature
Best served with:
Games, red meat, aged cheeses
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AMAVINUM MURFATLAR
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Ovidius Amore
Wine Region/Vineyards:
Murfatlar, Close to the Romanian Black Sea Coast
Wine Classification:
DOC – Murfatlar, Sweet Wine
Description:
Colour: intense yellow colour, light honey colour tones
Nose: complex, unveiling the sweetness of the wine
Taste: sweet with a mix of Bee honey and macerated herbs, sweet porto/jerez style.
Tasting Notes:
Natural sweet wine obtained from Muscat Ottonel, Pinot Gris and Tamaioasa – a Romanian native aromatic variety grape, late harvested and vinified with care.
A special wine, with good balance of alcohol and flavours, given by the macerated herbs and a natural sweet wine, aged in oak barrels. Exquisite desert wine, suitable as an aperitif wine, with foie gras, or as a dessert.
Serving Temperature:
12ºC
Best served with:
Foie Gras, Fruits ,salads, Desserts. |
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