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.
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.
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
Similar terroirs worldwide
Computed from fingerprint similarity
Iași
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Nicorești and Iași share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
Huși
Moldavian Hills
100% similar
- Nicorești and Huși share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
This terroir's soils in the glossary