Negru de Purcari
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Negru de Purcari is a quality red dry Moldovan wine
, produced from Cabernet Sauvignon
, Rara Neagră
and Saperavi
grapes. The wine has a dark ruby, saturated color.
area of the Stefan Voda
district of Moldova
(the Southwestern wine zone); it is locally called the "Queen of England’s wine", because Queen Elizabeth II regularly orders the 1990 vintage. The Purcari winery
produces its wine, which is matured for years in oak casks, in very limited batches. The wine is made from the French varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon
, Georgian Saperavi
, and Moldovan Rara Neagră
.
Moldovan wine
With a production of 124,200 tons of wine , Moldova has a well established wine industry. It has a vineyard area of of which are used for commercial production. The remaining are vineyards planted in villages around the houses used to make home-made wine, or "vin de casa"...
, produced from Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
, Rara Neagră
Rara neagra
Rara Neagră is an indigenous Moldovan dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. The name translates as The loose black . It is a late-ripening variety that gives red wines which are typically dark colored, rich in acid and may exhibit a pronounced fruity character...
and Saperavi
Saperavi
Saperavi is an acidic, teinturier-type grape variety native to Georgia, where it is used to make many of the region's distinctive wines, along with the Alexandreuli and Rkastiteli varieties. Leaves are 3-lobed, large, and roundish...
grapes. The wine has a dark ruby, saturated color.
Areas of production
The wine is produced in some Moldovan wineries, mainly in the PurcariPurcari
Purcari is a commune in the Ştefan Vodă district of Moldova. It is composed of two villages, Purcari and Viişoara.-See also:* Purcari wine region* Purcari...
area of the Stefan Voda
Ştefan Vodă
Ştefan Vodă is a city and the administrative centre of Ştefan Vodă District, Moldova. It was known as Suvorov during the Soviet period, until 22 May 1990.-References:...
district of Moldova
Moldova
Moldova , officially the Republic of Moldova is a landlocked state in Eastern Europe, located between Romania to the West and Ukraine to the North, East and South. It declared itself an independent state with the same boundaries as the preceding Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic in 1991, as part...
(the Southwestern wine zone); it is locally called the "Queen of England’s wine", because Queen Elizabeth II regularly orders the 1990 vintage. The Purcari winery
Purcari (winery)
Purcari is a Moldovan wine producer from Purcari, located in the Moldovan Nistreana Wine Region.-History:After Bessarabia was joined to Russia, a decree of the land's authorities, issued in 1827, created the first specialized winemaking company in Purcari...
produces its wine, which is matured for years in oak casks, in very limited batches. The wine is made from the French varieties of Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon
Cabernet Sauvignon is one of the world's most widely recognized red wine grape varieties. It is grown in nearly every major wine producing country among a diverse spectrum of climates from Canada's Okanagan Valley to Lebanon's Beqaa Valley...
, Georgian Saperavi
Saperavi
Saperavi is an acidic, teinturier-type grape variety native to Georgia, where it is used to make many of the region's distinctive wines, along with the Alexandreuli and Rkastiteli varieties. Leaves are 3-lobed, large, and roundish...
, and Moldovan Rara Neagră
Rara neagra
Rara Neagră is an indigenous Moldovan dark-skinned variety of grape used for red wine. The name translates as The loose black . It is a late-ripening variety that gives red wines which are typically dark colored, rich in acid and may exhibit a pronounced fruity character...
.