TERROIR PROFILE

Aiud

Aiud – Cool

Aiud, Turda and Triteni on the Mureș: the northernmost podgorie of the Târnava area, light acid-driven whites.

WarmthSunDrynessMineralityBodyFreshness

TERROIR PROFILE · Transylvania

Aiud Aiud – Cool

Aiud, Turda and Triteni on the Mureș: the northernmost podgorie of the Târnava area, light acid-driven whites.

Cool continentalSlope: moderateFetească RegalăFetească AlbăSauvignon BlancRiesling Italico
What is terroir?

SOILS

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.

CLIMATE · Cool continental

Cool

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Aiud, Turda and Triteni on the Mureș.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

fresharomaticindigenousregional character

Similar terroirs worldwide

Computed from fingerprint similarity

Alba

Transylvania

100% similar

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

Côtes de Bordeaux-Saint-Macaire

Bordeaux

96% similar

  • Warmth (slightly): Aiud is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).

Cadillac, Loupiac & Sainte-Croix-du-Mont

Bordeaux

93% similar

  • Warmth (slightly): Aiud is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
  • Dryness (slightly): Aiud is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (5 vs. 4).

This terroir's soils in the glossary