TERROIR PROFILE
Odobești
Odobești – Continental
Odobești, Jariștea and Bolotești: one of Romania's oldest wine towns, home of Galbenă de Odobești and Șarba, with the historic Beciul Domnesc cellar.
TERROIR PROFILE · Moldavian Hills
Odobești Odobești – Continental
Odobești, Jariștea and Bolotești: one of Romania's oldest wine towns, home of Galbenă de Odobești and Șarba, with the historic Beciul Domnesc cellar.
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
Odobești, Jariștea and Bolotești.
WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS
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- Odobești and Huși share a strikingly similar fingerprint — the differences lie in soil and grape varieties.
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