TERROIR PROFILE
Cotnari
Cotnari – Continental
Romania's most famous origin: since the 15th century the slopes of Cotnari, Cucuteni and Hârlău have produced nobly sweet wines from four native varieties.
TERROIR PROFILE · Moldavian Hills
Cotnari Cotnari – Continental
Romania's most famous origin: since the 15th century the slopes of Cotnari, Cucuteni and Hârlău have produced nobly sweet wines from four native varieties.
SOILS
Loessround, fruity, full
Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.
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.
Marlbalanced, structured
Marl is a mix of limestone and clay — yields structured, balanced wines with acidity backbone.
CLIMATE · Cool continental
Continental, autumn fog
TOPOGRAPHY · moderate
Romania's most famous origin.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Dealu Mare
Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
100% similar
- Cotnari and Dealu Mare share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Sâmburești
Muntenia & Oltenia Hills
100% similar
- Cotnari and Sâmburești share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Wineries on this terroir
See all 2 →This terroir's soils in the glossary