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Alba

Alba – Cool temperate

Around Alba Iulia and Ighiu at the foot of the Trascău mountains: a small podgorie with viticulture since Roman Apulum and the sparkling-wine centre of Alba Iulia.

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TERROIR PROFILE · Transylvania

Alba Alba – Cool temperate

Around Alba Iulia and Ighiu at the foot of the Trascău mountains: a small podgorie with viticulture since Roman Apulum and the sparkling-wine centre of Alba Iulia.

☀ Cool continental⛰ Slope: moderateFetească RegalăFetească AlbăSauvignon BlancPinot Noir
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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 temperate

TOPOGRAPHY · moderate

Around Alba Iulia and Ighiu at the foot of the Trascău mountains.

WHAT IT MEANS IN THE GLASS

fresharomaticindigenousregional character

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  • Warmth (slightly): Alba is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
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  • Warmth (slightly): Alba is cooler → tauter fruit, leaner wines, more acidity (5 vs. 6).
  • Dryness (slightly): Alba is drier → more concentrated, denser, smaller berries (5 vs. 4).
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This terroir's soils in the glossary

LoamLimestone