Domeniul Coroanei - Chardonay

This Chardonay is a noble wine from a noble vineyard. It was made in 2014 and comes in a bottle of 75 cl. It is a strong dry white wine having 13% alcohol concentration. It also produced in Segarcea, Romania on Domeniile Coroanei land, having the same management like this Piont Noir.  

It's price is around € 7/ bottle. It may be ordered online. But is hard to be found in an ordinary shop. This wine got the silver medal at Challenge International Du Vin - Paris 2011. It has a golden clear color being prepared from manual handpicked grapes with an aging of 210g sugar / litter. 

It has a complex smell of fruit mixed with butter, fresh roasted peanuts and anisa flowers. It may be consumed at a fish table being associated with any kind of fat fish or sea fruits, on grill, in a frying pan or exotic salad of peanuts, nuts and avocado. It may be a culinary success combining it with white sauces pasta, chicken meat without heavy sauces or soft and mild soft cheese like Cambozola, Boucheron, Bel Paese and so on. Best to be consumed between 11-13 Celsius degrees.

Domeniul Coroanei - Pinot Noir

This wine is another one from "Prestige" collection. I detailed this in a previous post. "Domeniul Coroanei" is a protocol wine brand used by the Romanian Royal House. This Pinot Noir was produced in 2011 and comes in a 75 cl bottle. It is a strong wine having 13,8% alcohol. It is a dry red wine which won 3 times silver medals in wine contests:

2011 - Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, 2012 and 2013 - China Wine Awards.

The taste is strong and expressive without any typical finesse. Fruit is the dominant taste with a little bit aroma of vanilla and spice. 

This Pinot Noir comes from handpicked grapes de-stemmed and maintained in maceration for 10 days. The wine is aged using French oak barrels for 6 to 8 months. The optimal temperature for opening of this bottle is 16-18 Celsius degrees. It may be used at a table where is consumed beef or pork, preferably medium roasted. It usualy may be bought for 10 €.

Principesa Margareta

Segarcea estate is a landmark of quality production as it was first intended by its founder, HM King Carol I of Romania. In sign of recognition and gratitude, today's Crown's Domain Segarcea remains dedicated to the values in force at its foundation in 1884 - excellence, tradition, love and respect towards the land.

Principesa Margareta wine is Romania's first 100% Marselan, plated in Segarcea vineyard in 2005. The production was limited to 6 tones per hectare, in order to ensure a perfect amount of extract. Aged for 18 months in new French oak barrels. Flavors range from strawberry jam to fresh raspberries, tobacco, spices, cocoa, rum, coconut and fine leather. A long and elegant aftertaste of licorice and milk chocolate stands as a proof of the wine's long aging ability.

This wine comes in a 75cl bottle, it contains 13,5% alcohol and it has a fine decorated cartoon box. It was produced in 2009 and its price is 11,5 €.

Red Oak - Shiraz/Merlot

Red Oak is a red wine originated from South Eastern Australia made from 2 kinds of grapes: Merlot and Shiraz. Shiraz is the Australian national grape type. Merlot is a vine variety well known for its warm softness. The combination of these amazing grapes is giving a wine with a great radiance. 

This is a wine which can be served in the presence of a menu containing a well spiced steak and cheese. It contains 13,5% alcohol, it comes in a 75cl bottle and its price is 8-10 €. 

Grasa de Cotnari

Grasa de Cotnari is a well known Romanian wine. It comes from Moldavia - Cotnari vineyard. In order to be orginal, these wine should be clear white, a sec or semi-sweet taste, 13,5% alcohol grades and comes in a 750 ml bottle.

This wine can be used as a desert or can be served at lunch or dinner in company of a fish plate or a sweet cheese.  In the picture above it may be seen a "Grasa de Cotnari" from 2011. These kind of wine costs 4€/bottle.