Variety
RedCadarcă
Also known as: Kadarka, Gamza
The old red of the Pannonian basin: pale, spicy, sour cherry, paprika and pepper, little tannin. In the 18th century the base of the sweet 'Aszú of Miniș', today made dry in Banat and Miniș.
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.
Typical aromas — Cadarcă
These 4 aromas typically define Cadarcă. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.
Sour cherry
Paprika
Pepper
Beetroot
Cadarcă aroma families
These aroma categories are characteristic of Cadarcă. Other varieties have different focuses.
Fruit aromas are the most common and come directly from the grape, ranging from citrus through stone fruit to black berries.
Spicy aromas often emerge from oak aging (vanilla, clove) or with maturity (black pepper).
Tertiary aromas that develop with bottle aging – typical of mature top wines.
Key regions
Cadarcă is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.
Wineries with Cadarcă
3 curated profiles in our atlas grow Cadarcă.
3 wineries
Balla Géza
Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat · Păuliș
Cadarcă, Fetească Neagră, Cabernet Sauvignon
Cramele Recaș
Banat · Recaș · Recaș
Fetească Regală, Fetească Neagră, Merlot
Wine Princess
Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat · Ghioroc
Cadarcă, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot