The best wines of Dealurile Olteniei

Discover the best wines of Dealurile Olteniei as well as the best winemakers of Dealurile Olteniei and estates of Dealurile Olteniei to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Dealurile Olteniei and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Dealurile Olteniei by region

Looking for a good wine of Dealurile Olteniei among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Dealurile Olteniei. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Dealurile Olteniei with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Dealurile Olteniei

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Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Dealurile Olteniei

Red wines from the region of Dealurile Olteniei go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of sautéed pork with pineapple, steamed lamb shoulder with cumin and coriander or pasta with shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Dealurile Olteniei

On the nose the red wine of the region of Dealurile Olteniei. often reveals types of flavors of black currant, non oak or smoke and sometimes also flavors of microbio, cheese or prune.

The best vintages in red wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • 2008With an average score of 4.41/5
  • 1994With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.76/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Pinot Noir
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Marselan

Discovering the wine region of Dealurile Olteniei

IG Dealurile Olteniei (Oltenia Hills) is a wine producing area (Geographical Indication) covering the five counties of the region of Oltenia in Southwest Romania. A broad selection of international and Romanian Grape varieties are cultivated. Key grape varieties grown: White: Chardonnay, Feteasca Alba, Feteasca Regala, Pinot Gris, Riesling Italiano (Welschriesling), Riesling, Sauvignon Blanc, Muscat Ottonel, Tamaioasa Romaneasca, Pink Tamaioasa, Cramposie Selectionata, Ugni Blanc, Viognier Red and rosé: Cabernet Sauvignon, Feteasca Neagra, Merlot, Negru de Dragasani, Novac, Pinot Noir, Syrah, Babeasca Neagra, Dornfelder, Sangiovese, Zinfandel, Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Touriga Franca, Cabernet Franc The Climate here is temperate-continental, with hot summers and Warm autumns which aid grape ripening. Vineyards are located on Open slopes and ampitheatres which a range of exposures from south to west.

One of the main producers is Crama Oprisor Winery, located in Mehedinti, with around 250 hectares (620 acres) of vineyards. This is owned by the German firm Reh Kendermann, and produces the Val Duna brand. Mehedinti DOC Lies within the boundaries of Oltenia and the IG Dealurile Olteniei zone. Within the DOC the IG designation (essentially equivalent to a French IGP) is used for various wines, due to more relaxed rules regarding production and vineyard location.

Winemaking history in Dealurile Oltenie Archaeological finds have shown that viticulture and winemaking has been present in what is now Oltenia since at least the first century BC. However from the Middle Ages until the 19th century they area was very much a theatre of war and Center of revolution, as a focus of conflict between the Austro-Hungarian and Ottoman Empires. Furthermore, from the 1860s the region’s vineyards were decimated by Phylloxera. Some local varieties were irretrievably lost.

Great white wines of Dealurile Olteniei

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Dealurile Olteniei

White wines from the region of Dealurile Olteniei go well with generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of tomatoes stuffed with sausage meat, papillotes of simple salmon steaks or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Dealurile Olteniei

On the nose the white wine of the region of Dealurile Olteniei. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, non oak or tropical fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, spices or tree fruit.

The best vintages in white wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • 2019With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2020With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.77/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.62/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.61/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Tamaioasa Romaneasca
  • Feteasca Regala
  • Chardonnay
  • Feteasca Alba

Discover the grape variety: Feteasca Alba

Great sparkling wines of Dealurile Olteniei

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Dealurile Olteniei

Sparkling wines from the region of Dealurile Olteniei go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

The word of the wine: Maccabeo

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Great pink wines of Dealurile Olteniei

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Dealurile Olteniei

Pink wines from the region of Dealurile Olteniei go well with generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of oxtail and carrot stew, seven o'clock leg of lamb or stuffed round zucchini.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Dealurile Olteniei

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Dealurile Olteniei. often reveals types of flavors of tree fruit.

The best vintages in pink wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • 2018With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.10/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Tamaioasa
  • Feteasca Neagra

Discover the grape variety: Feteasca neagra

A very old variety native to Romania, found much more in Romanian Moldavia and Wallachia, almost unknown in France, but registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A2. According to Viala and Vermorel, it is the black form of feteasca alba. It should not be confused with feteasca regala.

Great sweet wines of Dealurile Olteniei

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Dealurile Olteniei

Sweet wines from the region of Dealurile Olteniei go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of caramelized lamb mice, blue cord or rabbit with cider and apples.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Dealurile Olteniei

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Cuvée

Often followed by a name that allows for recognition and identification, the word "cuvée" designates a specific wine within the production of a winemaker. This wine is characterized by a specific grape variety, a type of maturation and an organoleptic profile. All the vintages of a domain constitute a range.

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