Murfatlar Hora – Muscat Ottonel demidulce (Romania): the romanian pearl with Muscat DNA ready to seduce

Dobrojea is a fascinating region of Romania, located in the southeast of the country. Thracians, Romans, Byzantines and Ottomans left the best of their cultures that, together with the sweet coastal climate, make up this pearl of Romania. Its wines, which share latitude with Châteauneuf-du-Pape or the northern Tuscan appellations (Candia dei Colli Apuani or Colli di Lluni), are reaching the West to propose new flavors and sensations.

Look the star, my prietene

Straw yellow without defects. Aromatically, it is a festival that shows the virtues of the muscat family: we are talking about notes of honey, very ripe white fruit, peach in syrup, white flower, lechee, tropicals... crazy. In the mouth, sweeter entry than demi-sweet, light development (12% vol.), balanced with sweetness and a shy bitterness that reveals new notes around the orange peel. Spicy but short finish, with perhaps an excess of SO2, but when it arrives you are still thinking about that orgy of fruit and sweetness.

A DOC Murfatlar with a very Romanian price of 3'70 euros / 18.43 Leu / $4. Romania is that wine country that is working increasingly better around Western but also national winemakers. For this type of wine I always foresee three types of pairings: blue cheeses (I'm thinking of Dolcelatte from Lombardy, Bavaria Blu or Picón Bejes-Tresviso from northern Spain), fruit-based desserts, and simply browned foie gras on the pan and served with a slice of toasted village bread. Multă plăcere, prietene.