The Sign collection brings together signature wines emblematic for the Romanian market. The wines reflect the special terroir of the Budureasca vineyards and are obtained through innovative techniques, while being deeply rooted in the tradition of the Dealu Mare region.
The unique characteristics of the local varieties and the potential of our vineyards are exploited to the fullest, to offer you these wines with a strong and complex personality, intended for lovers of classic wines or those who want to explore the diversity of Romanian viticulture.
Feteasca Neagra is probably the most popular Romanian variety. The variety is part of the family of dyeing grapes, which have not only dark skin, but also the pulp of the fruit. Feteasca Neagra wines are extractive and full-bodied, with consistent and well-defined tannins. Feteasca Neagra also lends itself to long aging in oak barrels. Typical aromas are those of blackberries, black cherries and berries, with chocolate or vanilla accents depending on the type of oak chosen for maturation.
In 2022, the team decided to create Budureasca The Sign Feteasca Neagra Wild for the first time, a wine obtained exclusively with wild native yeasts from our vineyards, naturally present on the grapes. For this challenge, they selected grapes from a plot located at 200 meters altitude, with soils composed of chernozem, sand and gravel. The greatest ambition of our oenologist Stephen Donnelly was to create a pure Feteasca Neagra, "stripped" of any external influences - the variety in all its splendor.
The wild yeast on the surface of the Feteasca Neagra grapes was protected to evolve in the desired direction. It was essential that all the equipment used in the winemaking was immaculate, so that the wild yeast did not come into contact with other substances. In just a few days, during which their experts monitored the process, the results were amazing. After the fermentation was completed, the wine was gently pressed. Malolactic fermentation set in and progressed naturally, after the alcoholic one and finally the wine was bottled without aging in oak barrels, precisely to preserve the supreme purity of the variety.
In the glass, they discover a liqueur with a superb colour, dark ruby red and a delightful aromatic bouquet based on ripe plums and red currants. The full taste, in which ripe tannins are finely distinguished, gives the wine a sophisticated elegance. Finally, the long and velvety aftertaste further enriches the tasting experience. Vinified without aging in oak barrels, the wine is the pure expression of the Feteasca Neagra variety.
