Variety

Red

Băbească Neagră

Also known as: Rară Neagră, Schwarze Großmuttertraube

The 'black grandmother grape' of Nicorești: pale, fresh reds with sour cherry, cranberry and pepper, little tannin – Moldavia's everyday red, ideal lightly chilled.

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.

Sour cherryCranberryPepperRedcurrant
AcidityAromaDepthBodyTanninSweet

Typical aromas — Băbească Neagră

These 4 aromas typically define Băbească Neagră. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.

Sour cherry

Cranberry

Pepper

Redcurrant

Băbească Neagră aroma families

These aroma categories are characteristic of Băbească Neagră. 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.

Spice

Spicy aromas often emerge from oak aging (vanilla, clove) or with maturity (black pepper).

Earthy & Aged

Tertiary aromas that develop with bottle aging – typical of mature top wines.

Key regions

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

Wineries with Băbească Neagră

1 curated profiles in our atlas grow Băbească Neagră.

1 wineries