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PGI · Appellation profile

Viile Caraşului

3Wines in the rules

What is made here

Wine colours

Colours the rules allow. Pick a colour to filter the rules and grapes below.

Where it is

Viile Caraşului in Romania

The boundary for Viile Caraşului is not on Vinous yet. It is added by the geography step of the data pipeline.

Showing every colour The colour filter changes the rules and grapes. Climate, vintages and soils describe the vineyards, so they stay the same.

01 · What the law says

The rules

Limits on grapes, yields, ripeness and ageing that every wine labelled Viile Caraşului must meet.

3 wines in the rules, all colours.
WineMax yield
t/ha		Max wine
hl/ha		Grape sugar
min. g/l		Actual alc.
min. %		After enrichment
max. % alc.		Acidity
min. g/l		Dry extract
min. g/l
Viile Caraşului vin alb 109513610154.517
Viile Caraşului vin roşu 108513610154.517
Viile Caraşului vin roze 108513610154.517

From the official production rules (national product specification, via the EU register). Hover a figure to see the clause it comes from. A dash means the rules set no figure, or it is not captured yet.

In the vineyard and cellar: rules for every wine

3,000
Vines per hectare, minimum
Allowed
Enrichment (chaptalisation)

02 · Where the numbers come from

Sources

  1. eAmbrosia, the EU register of geographical indications (wine) · European Commission · Commission reuse policy
  2. Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013, Article 93 (definitions of designation of origin and geographical indication) and Articles 92-123 · European Union · EU law
  3. Product specification: Viile Caraşului (Caiet de sarcini IG VIILE CARASULUI Track completed Link with area.doc) · National authority, as filed in the EU register (eAmbrosia) · Official document
Still to check (3)
  • Boundary not captured yet (PGIs are not in the Eurac boundary data).
  • From the specification: Grape yields vary by variety: 10 t/ha (Muscat Ottonel, Pinot gris, Chardonnay, Sauvignon, Traminer roz, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cadarcă, Pinot noir, Syrah), 12.5 t/ha (Fetească albă, Rieslings, Merlot, Fetească neagră, Burgund mare, Alicante Bouschet) and 15 t/ha (Fetească regală, Majarcă). Minimum grape sugar 136 g/l may be lowered by 8.5 g/l in poor years. Enrichment in poor years from a natural strength of 8.0% vol, no sucrose; concentrated must may raise volume by at most 6.5%. Varietal purity at least 80% in the vineyard; malolactic fermentation compulsory for reds; maturation normally 6–12 months.
  • National tier (DOC/DOCG) not captured yet; rules extracted from the specification text.