TERROIR PROFILE
Miniș-Măderat
Miniș-Măderat – Temperate
Miniș and Măderat east of Arad on the Zarand mountains: red wine since the 18th century (the 'Aszú of Miniș'), today Cadarcă, Cabernet and the white Mustoasă; Balla Géza is the leading estate.
TERROIR PROFILE · Crișana & Maramureș
Miniș-Măderat Miniș-Măderat – Temperate
Miniș and Măderat east of Arad on the Zarand mountains: red wine since the 18th century (the 'Aszú of Miniș'), today Cadarcă, Cabernet and the white Mustoasă; Balla Géza is the leading estate.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Volcanic rocksmoky, mineral, powerful
Volcanic soils yield smoky, often iodine-mineral wines with dense structure.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Temperate, Pannonian, south slopes
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Miniș and Măderat east of Arad on the Zarand mountains.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
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