TERROIR PROFILE
Drăgășani
Drăgășani – Temperate continental
Drăgășani on the Olt: Romania's variety laboratory with Crâmpoșie Selecționată, Novac and Negru de Drăgășani, revived by Prince Știrbey, Avincis and Via Sandu.
TERROIR PROFILE · Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
Drăgășani Drăgășani – Temperate continental
Drăgășani on the Olt: Romania's variety laboratory with Crâmpoșie Selecționată, Novac and Negru de Drăgășani, revived by Prince Știrbey, Avincis and Via Sandu.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Gravel / Sandlight, approachable
Gravel and sand drain heavily — vines struggle for water, wines turn fine, light and elegant.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Temperate continental, Olt valley
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Drăgășani on the Olt.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Iași
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Drăgășani and Iași share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Huși
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Drăgășani and Huși share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
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