Publication of a communication of approval of a standard amendment to the product specification for a name in the wine sector referred to in Article 17(2) and (3) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33

(2020/C 57/07)

This communication is published in accordance with Article 17(5) of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33 (1).

COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL OF A STANDARD AMENDMENT

’ODOBEŞTI’

Reference number PDO-RO-A1586-AM01

Date of communication: 9 October 2019

DESCRIPTION OF AND REASONS FOR THE APPROVED AMENDMENT

1. Introduction of new grape varieties in cultivation

Description and reasons

The specification is supplemented with regard to the chapter on the varieties approved for plantation with new grape varieties in the demarcated area from which DOC wines are obtained, taking into account the changes in climate in recent years and the actual yields of the newly established plantations.

The demarcated area, which for the last 10 years has been particularly favourable for growing white varieties, has become favourable for planting red varieties such as Syrah, Zweigelt and others. Thanks to the soil and climate characteristics and the clones chosen, wines are obtained with the superior qualities characteristic of the area.

The amendment affects the Single Document.

2. Amendment of wine-growing yields

Description and reasons

The specification is amended with regard to the increase in wine products, an amendment which affects the single document.

The amendment is due to new plantations on significant areas with a planting density of over 4,000 plants per hectare, by using clones with increased quantitative and qualitative potential. Preservation of the DOC quality is guaranteed in the increased production and through the use of the new processing technologies applied.

3. Modification of the production area for the production of the wines

Description and reasons

Additional provisions are added to the specification for wine-making at controlled temperature and conservation of the aromatic potential of representative varieties so that this designation of origin can be produced outside the demarcated area, in the neighbouring area in the same administrative unit where the best wine-making capacity exists.

This amendment does not affect the Single Document.

4. Supplementation of specific practices for the production of wines

Description and reasons

The specification is supplemented with the conditions for also obtaining white and rosé wines from the varieties Pinot Gris and Traminer Roz, which is necessary due to the evolution of the wine-making technologies and consumer preferences for these varieties, which have special characteristics in the form of rosé wines.

This amendment does not affect the Single Document.

5. Reformulation of the conditions for production

Description and reasons

The conditions for production have been reformulated at the request of the producers if certain quality characteristics are no longer ensured for products obtained under the designation of origin.

This does not affect the Single Document.

SINGLE DOCUMENT

1. Name of the product

Odobeşti

2. Geographical Indication Type

PDO - Protected Designation of Origin

3. Categories of grapevine product

1. Wine

4. Description of the wine(s)

Analytical and organoleptic characteristics of white/rosé wines

The white wines bear the specific hallmark of the area, with floral notes, sweet notes and exotic or citrus fruit notes. Some wines have medium or high acidity, a strong note of freshness, and a wide aromatic range from marked herbal notes to sweetish tropical fruit, a frequent aroma being that of vine flowers.

The white wines are fine, aromatically neutral, with aromas of apples, floral notes (Fetească regală), aroma of roses and sweetness completed with ageing with hints of musk, raisins, honey (Tămâioasă românească), or citrus fruit and herbal notes giving liveliness and freshness accompanied by floral aromas and discreet aromas of fresh fruit (Crâmpoșie).

General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) 15,00 Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) 9,00 Minimum total acidity 3,5 in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) 18 Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) 200

Analytical and organoleptic characteristics - red wines

The red wines show an increased accumulation of coloured tannins, an aromatic concentration, with fruity notes and a good balance due to the accumulation of sugars, with a persistent taste, delicacy and fresh notes.

The red wines have a variety of aromas of sun-dried prunes (Fetească neagră), with initial aromatic potential from wild, woodsy notes, through green bell pepper and continuing with aromas of over-matured grapes and blackcurrants (Cabernet Sauvignon), or with the characteristics of ripe cherry and red fruit, with aromas of raisins, tobacco, or black pepper with ageing.

General analytical characteristics Maximum total alcoholic strength (in % volume) 15,00 Minimum actual alcoholic strength (in % volume) 9,00 Minimum total acidity 3,5 in grams per litre expressed as tartaric acid Maximum volatile acidity (in milliequivalents per litre) 20 Maximum total sulphur dioxide (in milligrams per litre) 150

5. Wine-making practices

a. Essential oenological practices

CULTIVATION CHARACTERISTICS AND PRACTICES

Cultivation practice

— minimum 3,300 plants/hectare in existing plantations

— training method: as chosen by the producer, depending on the variety and the soil and climate conditions.

b. Maximum yields

Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, Muscat Ottonel, Traminer alb, Tămâioasă românească, Traminer roz

15 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Aligote, Șarba, Băbească Gri, Chardonnay, Fetească albă, Frâncușă, Riesling de Rhin, Donaris

16 500 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească Neagră, Pinot Noir, Merlot

17 500 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Fetească Regală, Crâmpoşie selecţionată, Mustoasă de Măderat, Riesling Italian, Galbenă de Odobeşti

19 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Crâmpoşie, Furmint, Muscadelle, Grasă de Cotnari, Semillon

19 000 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Plăvaie, Băbească Neagră, Codană, Syrah, Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Zweigelt

21 500 kilograms of grapes per hectare

Sauvignon, Pinot Gris, Muscat Ottonel, Traminer alb, Tămâioasă românească, Traminer roz

115 hectolitres per hectare

Aligote, Șarba, Băbească Gri, Chardonnay, Fetească albă, Frâncușă, Riesling de Rhin, Donaris

127 hectolitres per hectare

White vinification of the varieties: Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească Neagră, Pinot Noir, Merlot

135 hectolitres per hectare

Fetească Regală, Crâmpoşie selecţionată, Mustoasă de Măderat, Riesling Italian, Galbenă de Odobeşti

146 hectolitres per hectare

Cabernet Sauvignon, Fetească Neagră, Pinot Noir, Merlot

129 hectolitres per hectare

Crâmpoşie, Furmint, Grasă de Cotnari, Muscadelle, Semillon

146 hectolitres per hectare

Plăvaie

165 hectolitres per hectare

Băbească Neagră, Codană, Syrah, Sangiovese, Barbera, Nebbiolo, Zweigelt

159 hectolitres per hectare

6. Demarcated geographical area

Vrancea county

— Town of Odobeşti - village of Unirea;

— Municipality of Jariştea - villages of Jariştea, Pădureni, Scânteia, Vărsătura;

— Municipality of Boloteşti - villages of Boloteşti, Pietroasa, Vităneştii de sub Măgură, Găgeşti, Putna, Ivănceşti

— Municipality of Broşteni- villages of Broşteni, Pituluşa, Arva

7. Main wine grape variety(ies)

Aligoté B - Plant de trois, Plant gris, Vert blanc, Troyen blanc

Şarba B

Pinot Gris G - Affumé, Grau Burgunder, Grauburgunder, Grauer Mönch, Pinot cendré, Pinot Grigio, Ruländer

Riesling de Rhin B - Weisser Riesling, White Riesling

Plăvaie B - Bălană, Plăvană, Poamă bălaie

Traminer Roz Rs - Rosetraminer, Savagnin roz, Gewürztraminer

Grasă de Cotnari B - Dicktraube, Grasă, Köver szölö

Muscadelle B - Moscatello bianco, Mouscadet doux

Sémillon B - Semillon blanc

Băbească gri G

Crâmpoşie B

Crâmpoşie selecţionată B

Chardonnay B - Gentil blanc, Pinot blanc Chardonnay

Donaris B

Frâncuşă B - Vinoasă, Mildweisser, Mustoasă de Moldova, Poamă creaţă

Furmint B - Furmin, Şom szalai, Szegszolo

Mustoasă de Măderat B - Lampau, Lampor, Mustafer, Mustos Feher, Straftraube

Barbera N

Codană N

Pinot Noir N - Blauer Spätburgunder, Burgund mic, Burgunder roter, Klävner Morillon Noir

Pinot noir N - Spätburgunder, Pinot nero

Sangiovese N - Brunello di Montalcino, Morellino

Syrah N - Shiraz, Petit Syrah

Zweigelt N - Blauerzweigelt, Negru de Zweigelt, Zweigelt blau

Nebbiolo N

Tămâioasă românească B - Busuioacă de Moldova, Muscat blanc à petit grains

Tămâioasă românească B - Rumanische Weihrauchtraube, Tamianka

Traminer aromat alb B

Galbenă de Odobeşti B - Galbenă de Căpătanu, Galbenă Uriaşă, Galbenă

8. Description of the link(s)

Link with the demarcated area

Details of the geographical area

Lithologic substrate – proluvial-diluvial sands and gravel, covered with a loessoid deposit, comprising a pleistocene fragmental complex reposing on alternating layers of Pliocene marine marl, clay and sand.

Relief: a unified level of diluvial-proluvial glacis, relatively evenly inclined at 300 metres in the west and 100 metres in the east, and of the bottom of the slope of the Odobești hill on the slope adjoining the Romanian plain. In terms of geomorphology, the area is characterised by broad interfluves parallel to W-E. Due to the mophometric differences in height, the exposure allows cultivation of a wide range of vine varieties in the plantations.

Climate: temperate continental with extreme influences due to the presence of East-European air masses and Atlantic air masses from the West and North-West all the year round, but mainly in the transition seasons. Global solar irradiance shows average annual values of over 120 Kcal/cm2, with variations between 110 on the northern slopes and 140 on the southern ones.

According to the data of the Odobești Research Station, in the last 40 years climate warming has been recorded in this region.

Soils: the soils in the area and the largest extension are mollisoils, represented by levigated chernozems (cambic and argillic-illuvial) prevailing in the eastern and central part of the vineyard and grey soils in the western part. The medium and light texture ensures permeability, drainage and valuable physical and technological properties, with a favourable chemical composition and significant humus and nutrient contents that are particularly suitable for vine cultivation.

Product details

The colour of the white wines is characteristic of the type and age of the wine, the superior aroma (bouquet in old wines) and taste features, taste and olfactory harmony and smoothness; typical characteristics are given by the area, with a higher colour intensity; these features are the result of abundant heliothermal resources and the light-textured soils. This is helped by the location of the Odobești area on the foothills of the Sub-Carpathians, whose average altitude is 200 m. This area is linked bio-pedo-climatically to the Romanian Plain and genetically to the Sub-Carpathians, but is an adjoining area with its own environment favourable for vine cultivation.

Since the 17th century, the reputation of this vineyard has increased. Dimitrie Cantemir’s ‘Descriptio Moldaviae’ ranked the Odobești vineyards third in the country in terms of quality. It is no coincidence that vineyards in this region were owned by the rulers of Moldova and Iași and the bishops of Roman and Radăuţi.

Such was the quality of the wine in this region that over the years it was delivered to Poland and Russia at the request of their rulers (in 1456 King Casimir of Poland asked Petru Rareş, the ruler of Moldova, for wine from this vineyard).

Determinant factors

Due to the climate conditions and the soil characterised by high acidity, the wines obtained are appreciated for their freshness and fruitiness.

The average annual sunshine is around 2 100 hours, and these high values, with a global solar irradiance (annual average values of over 120 Kcal/cm2) which varies for the plantations on the northern exposures compared with the southern ones, ensure optimal conditions for the maturing and concentration of sugars and aromatic substances in grapes. The average annual temperature is around 9-10°C, thus an average temperature range.

9. Other essential conditions (packaging, labelling, other requirements)

Marketing conditions

Legal framework:

in national legislation

Type of additional condition:

Additional provisions relating to labelling

Description of the condition:

No additional provisions.

Link to the product specification

http://onvpv.ro/sites/default/files/caiet_sarcini_doc_odobesti_modif_cf_cererii_1426_14.06.2019_no_track_changes_4.pdf

(1) OJ L 9, 11.1.2019, p. 2.