Winery Mierla AlbăApogeum
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Apogeum of the Winery Mierla Albă is in the top 10 of wines of Romania and in the top 5 of wines of Dealu Mare.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Apogeum of Winery Mierla Albă in the region of Dealu Mare often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.
Details and technical informations about Winery Mierla Albă's Apogeum.
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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Apogeum from Winery Mierla Albă are 2016, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 0.
Informations about the Winery Mierla Albă
The Winery Mierla Albă is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 22 wines for sale in the of Dealu Mare to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Dealu Mare
Dealu Mare DOC is a wine region located in the southern Part of Romania in Prahova and Buzau counties. It’s latitude of 45° compares with Bordeaux and Tuscany, and is one of the countries most highly regarded DOCs, especially for its red wines. The Vineyard zone stretches for 65 kilometers (40 miles) across the southern Carpathian Hills (Dealu Mare translates as Big Hill). Its width ranges from 3 to 12 kilometers (2-7.
The word of the wine: White winemaking
White wines are obtained by fermentation of the juice after pressing. A pre-fermentation maceration is sometimes practiced to extract the aromatic substances from the skins. White wines are normally made from white grapes, but can also be made from red grapes (blanc de noirs). The grapes are then pressed as soon as they arrive at the vat house without maceration in order to prevent the colouring matter contained in the skins from "staining" the wine.
