TERROIR PROFILE
Cotești
Cotești – Continental
Cotești, Vârteșcoiu, Cârligele and Tâmboești south of Focșani: the warmest part of Vrancea, red-wine focus with Fetească Neagră and Merlot.
TERROIR PROFILE · Moldavian Hills
Cotești Cotești – Continental
Cotești, Vârteșcoiu, Cârligele and Tâmboești south of Focșani: the warmest part of Vrancea, red-wine focus with Fetească Neagră and Merlot.
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
Continental, warm
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Cotești, Vârteșcoiu, Cârligele and Tâmboești south of Focșani.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Iași
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Cotești and Iași share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Huși
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Cotești and Huși share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
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