The Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate of Moldavie

Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate - Viorica
The winery offers 13 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.9.
It is ranked in the top 7 of the estates of Moldavie.
It is located in Moldavie

The Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 13 wines for sale in of Moldavie to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines

Looking for the best Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines in Moldavie among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

How Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of breton galette with buckwheat flour, tuna gratin or light tuna-tomato quiche (without cream).

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

On the nose the white wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, straw or floral and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, tree fruit or oak.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

  • 2008With an average score of 4.40/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.27/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.83/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Traminer
  • Viorica

Discovering the wine region of Moldavie

Moldova is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, one of many former Soviet states in that region. It is separated from the western shores of the Black Sea by the province of Odessa in Southern Ukraine and Lies just North of Romania and Bulgaria). Moldova gained independence from Russia in 1991. It is now officially called the Republic of Moldova.

The BordeauxGrape varieties Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot have made their way into all Moldovan wine regions. As in many other regions, they have been grown with some success. Similarly, their Burgundian counterparts, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, are also present in Moldovan wines, as are German Riesling and light Italian-style Pinot Grigio. Grape varieties of more local origin are rather backward.

These include Feteasca Neagra, a red grape, and the unrelated light-skinned Feteasca Alba. In Moldova, the latter has often been confused with Feteasca Regala. These varieties translate into Black Maiden, White Maiden and Royal Maiden respectively. Rara Neagra is another dark-skinned variety that sometimes appears on export markets.

The top red wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

How Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of baked marrow bones, merguez with lentils or duck confit (canned).

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

On the nose the red wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

  • 2018With an average score of 3.99/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.94/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.91/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.83/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.75/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.70/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate.

  • Saperavi
  • Merlot
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Băbească Neagră
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

The top pink wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

How Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef with mustard or lamb chops marinated with herbs.

Organoleptic analysis of pink wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

On the nose the pink wine of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate. often reveals types of flavors of red fruit.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

  • 2016With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.30/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate.

  • Merlot
  • Feteasca Neagra
  • Saperavi

The word of the wine: Disorder

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate

Planning a wine route in the of Moldavie? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate.

Discover the grape variety: Saperavi

Originally from Georgia - Kakhetie region - where it has been cultivated for a long time. This variety is found in many countries such as Russia, Bulgaria, the Caucasus and Crimean republics, etc. Care should be taken not to confuse it with others, which are admittedly quite similar, but which bear the name Saperavi, generally followed by another name. In France, the "real Saperavi" is practically unknown, it is however registered since November 2012 in the Official Catalogue of wine grape varieties list A1.

News about Winery Timbrus Purcari Estate and wines from the region

Study reveals glimpse of ancient Roman winemaking

Jars recovered from the seabed and dating back to the Roman period have offered more clues about winemaking and storage in this era, according to a study that used a mixture of analysis techniques. A combination of chemical markers, plant tissue residue and pollen analysis helped researchers to build a picture about the possible contents of three amphorae ‘wine jars’ discovered near the coastal town of San Felice Circeo, around 90km south-east of Rome. ‘The evidence suggests the amphorae were us ...

The Mâcon plus appellation investigated through its geology and geography

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to enjoy this video in which Jean-Pierre Renard, Expert Instructor at the Ecole des Vins de Bourgogne, explains the topographical and geological characteristics of the appellation Mâcon plus geographical denomination . The tectonics and the very different nature of the rocks that make up the subsoil of this region explain the great variety of soils found in this part fo Bourgogne. It also explains why each wine offers a different personnality. This vid ...

Prices rising for top California wines

Prices have been rising on California fine wines, and especially Screaming Eagle, said Liv-ex this week. Its California 50 index, which tracks the price performance of Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Dominus, Opus One and Ridge Monte Bello, has increased by around 32% in the last year. ‘High quality and heightened demand have led to rising prices,’ said Liv-ex, a global marketplace for the trade. Its figures provide more evidence of a strong 12 months for the fine wine market in general, and fol ...

The word of the wine: Disorder

Said of a wine that is not clear due to the presence of colloidal suspensions that prevent the passage of light.