TERROIR PROFILE

Nicorești

Nicorești – Continental

Nicorești on the Siret is the classic home of Băbească Neagră – pale, fresh reds with cherry and acidity, Moldavia's everyday reds for centuries.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Moldavian Hills

Nicorești Nicorești – Continental

Nicorești on the Siret is the classic home of Băbească Neagră – pale, fresh reds with cherry and acidity, Moldavia's everyday reds for centuries.

Cool continentalSlope: moderateBăbească NeagrăFetească NeagrăMerlotFetească Regală
What is terroir?

SOILS

Loessround, fruity, full

Loess stores water and nutrients. Wines tend to be rounder, juicier and fuller.

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

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Nicorești on the Siret is the classic home of Băbească Neagră – pale, fresh reds with cherry and acidity, Moldavia's everyday reds for centuries..

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

ripearomaticindigenousregional character

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Computed from fingerprint similarity

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  • Nicorești and Huși share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

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100% similar

  • Nicorești and Colinele Tutovei share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.

This terroir's soils in the glossary