Grasă de Cotnari

Grasa de Cotnari is a Romanian white wine, which usually comes as a sweet dessert wine, but occasionally semisweet in the trade. It is made from late-harvested, partially rosinierten and botrytis ideally grapes of white vine Grasa in admixture with other white grape musts, in particular the Fetească Alba. Region of origin of this famous Romanian wine, which was very popular for a long time in Europe and overseas, is the wine region in north- eastern Romania Cotnari, near the border with Moldova. The vineyard has a very long, at least to the Middle Ages standing tradition and is known primarily for its sweet wines. With the general decline in demand for sweet wines after the Second World War and by poor winemaking during the communist era in Romania and the Grasa de Cotnari became internationally largely forgotten. Even today, he is in the national retailers rarely available, although the qualities offered have improved substantially in recent years.

A carefully vinifizierter Grasa de Cotnari is a golden yellow, aufwartender despite its sweetness with a fine acidity dessert wine with alcohol 12-14 degrees today and no more than 200 grams / liter of residual sugar. Earlier cohorts had significantly higher Restzuckermegen of 300 grams / liter, and more. Successful products have a clear apricot bouquet, as well as walnut and almond flavors. In its characteristics, it is somewhat reminiscent of a Tokay, the carrier places the Furmint Grasa is similar, and long considered identical with it has been deemed. It should be cooled, drunk with about 10-12 degrees Celsius.