TERROIR PROFILE
Dealu Mare
Dealu Mare – Temperate continental
Romania's 'Tuscany' on the 45th parallel between Ploiești and Buzău: around 15,000 hectares of south-facing slopes, the country's red-wine centre with the centres Urlați-Ceptura, Tohani, Valea Călugărească, Pietroasa (nobly sweet Tămâioasă) and Boldești.
TERROIR PROFILE · Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
Dealu Mare Dealu Mare – Temperate continental
Romania's 'Tuscany' on the 45th parallel between Ploiești and Buzău: around 15,000 hectares of south-facing slopes, the country's red-wine centre with the centres Urlați-Ceptura, Tohani, Valea Călugărească, Pietroasa (nobly sweet Tămâioasă) and Boldești.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Limestoneprecise, mineral
Limestone delivers tension, structure and a cooler, more mineral character.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Temperate continental, warm, 45th parallel
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Romania's 'Tuscany' on the 45th parallel between Ploiești and Buzău.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Cotnari
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Dealu Mare and Cotnari share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Sâmburești
Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
100% similar
- Dealu Mare and Sâmburești share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
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