TERROIR PROFILE
Plaiurile Drâncei
Plaiurile Drâncei – Warm
Vânju Mare, Drâncea and Plenița in south-western Oltenia: warm hills towards the Danube, red-wine potential.
TERROIR PROFILE · Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
Plaiurile Drâncei Plaiurile Drâncei – Warm
Vânju Mare, Drâncea and Plenița in south-western Oltenia: warm hills towards the Danube, red-wine potential.
SOILS
Loambody-rich, velvety
Loamy soils give wines volume and a soft, velvety mouthfeel.
Sandstonewarm, dry, spicy
Sandstone warms quickly and yields ripe, fragrant wines with yellow fruit and fine spice.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Warm
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Vânju Mare, Drâncea and Plenița in south-western Oltenia.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
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