Variety

Red

Țigancă

Historic variety · rarely grown today

An old red from Muntenia and Oltenia with small, deep black berries and intensely coloured wines, once valued for colour.

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.

BlackberryElderberry
AcidityAromaDepthBodyTanninSweet

Typical aromas — Țigancă

These 2 aromas typically define Țigancă. Actual taste experience varies by region and style.

Blackberry

Elderberry

Țigancă aroma families

These aroma categories are characteristic of Țigancă. 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.

Earthy & Aged

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

Key regions

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