TERROIR PROFILE
Silvania
Silvania – Cool temperate
Șimleu Silvaniei, Zalău, Șamșud, Rătești and Tășnad: the Sălaj podgorie with a sparkling-wine tradition, revived by Nachbil and Carastelec.
Climate, site & wine
Clay-loam and clay store water, and the cool ripening period retains acidity. The wines turn out slender to medium-bodied, fresh and fruit-driven.
Fetească Regală, Fetească Albă, Muscat Ottonel and Chardonnay give dry to off-dry whites with apple, citrus and blossom. Șimleu Silvaniei is also known for sparkling wine: the Podgoria Silvania cellar has made bottle-fermented wine there by the Champenoise method since 1974, among others from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
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Silvania Silvania – Cool temperate
Șimleu Silvaniei, Zalău, Șamșud, Rătești and Tășnad: the Sălaj podgorie with a sparkling-wine tradition, revived by Nachbil and Carastelec.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Cool temperate climate in the hill country of Silvania with cold winters, moderately warm summers and higher rainfall than on the plain. Ripening begins late, and late frost is a risk.
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Hill country and broad ridges around Șimleu Silvaniei, Zalău, Șamșud, Rătești and Tășnad on the eastern edge of the Pannonian Plain, in the foreland of the Meseș Mountains. Vines grow on moderately sloping hillsides.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Sebeș-Apold
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96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Silvania is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (3 vs. 4).
Lechința
Transylvania
96% similar
- Minerality (slightly): Silvania is less mineral → fruit-led, rounder (3 vs. 4).
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