Mustoasă de Măderat

Also known as: Mustoasă

Native variety from Măderat near Arad: very high acidity, green apple, citrus and meadow herbs – fresh whites and sparkling wine from Miniș-Măderat.

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Mustoasă de Măderat comes from the locality of Măderat in Arad county. According to Ion Pușcă it arose through popular selection by the inhabitants of the area. It is grown in the Miniș-Măderat wine region in Crișana, one of the oldest wine areas of western Romania.

The vine grows vigorously, with one-year shoots of more than three metres, and is self-fertile. The bunches are 15 to 18 cm long and so dense that the berries are deformed at ripeness; they are green-yellow with rusty spots. Average yield is around 10 t/ha. The white wines have 9.5 to 11 % alcohol and very high acidity of over 6 g/l. They taste fresh and fruity, with green apple, citrus and meadow herbs, and also suit sparkling wine.

Mustoasă de Măderat pairs with fish, poultry and soft cheeses; as sparkling wine it serves as an aperitif.

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 appleLimeMeadow herbsChalk

Typical aromas — Mustoasă de Măderat

These 4 aromas typically define Mustoasă de Măderat. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.

Green apple

Lime

Meadow herbs

Chalk

Mustoasă de Măderat aroma families

These aroma categories are characteristic of Mustoasă de Măderat. 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.

Mineral

Mineral notes are considered terroir-typical, emerging from soil, acidity and pH.

Key regions

Mustoasă de Măderat is grown in the following regions of our atlas. Click to see wineries.

Crișana & Maramureș

Wineries with Mustoasă de Măderat

9 curated profiles in our atlas grow Mustoasă de Măderat.

9 wineries

Balla Géza

Crișana & Maramureș · Miniș-Măderat · Păuliș

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LeitbetriebSpitzenweingut

Cadarcă, Fetească Neagră, Cabernet Sauvignon