Variety

White

Băbească Gri

Rare variety · small plantings

A grey mutation of Băbească Neagră from southern Moldavia (Nicorești, Dealu Bujorului): pale grey berries, fresh light whites with apple and citrus. The Bujoru research station bottles it as a DOC wine.

Taste profile

Six axes — acidity, sweetness, body, tannin, aroma intensity and depth — on a 0–5 scale, based on typical style. Real wines vary by region and producer.

Green appleCitrusMeadow herbs
AcidityAromaDepthBodyTanninSweet

Typical aromas — Băbească Gri

These 3 aromas typically define Băbească Gri. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.

Green apple

Citrus

Meadow herbs

Băbească Gri aroma families

These aroma categories are characteristic of Băbească Gri. Other varieties have different focuses.

Fruit

Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.

Herbs & Plants

Herbal aromas can be finely aromatic (sage) or grassy – a stylistic feature in some varieties, ripeness indicator in others.

Key regions

Băbească Gri is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.

Wineries with Băbească Gri

1 curated profiles in our atlas grow Băbească Gri.

1 wineries