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Ștefănești-Argeș

Ștefănești-Argeș – Temperate continental

Ștefănești, Topoloveni, Valea Mare and Costești near Pitești: aromatic whites and reds from the Argeș piedmont, home to the Ștefănești research station.

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Climate, site & wine

Loamy to clay-loamy soils over loess-like cover layers and gravels give decent drainage with good water retention. The whites show fresh fruit and moderate acidity, the reds remain medium-bodied.

Fetească Regală, Fetească Albă, Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling Italico and Tămâioasă Românească make whites with citrus, grass and apple notes up to aromatic muscat wines, Fetească Neagră reds with cherry fruit and light spice. White varieties predominate in plantings.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

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Ștefănești-Argeș Ștefănești-Argeș – Temperate continental

Ștefănești, Topoloveni, Valea Mare and Costești near Pitești: aromatic whites and reds from the Argeș piedmont, home to the Ștefănești research station.

☀ Cool continental⛰ Slope: moderateFetească RegalăSauvignon BlancRiesling ItalicoFetească Neagră
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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.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

Temperate continental climate on the southern edge of the Southern Carpathians. Summers are warm and winters cold; proximity to the mountains brings more rainfall than in the east and cool nights that preserve freshness.

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Strongly dissected hill country of the Argeș Subcarpathians around Ștefănești, Topoloveni, Valea Mare and Costești near Pitești. Vineyards lie on sloping hillsides, often facing south, interrupted by stream valleys; elevations range from about 200 to 400 m.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

ripearomaticindigenousregional character

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This terroir's soils in the glossary

LoamGravel / Sand