Terroir

Terroir is a combination of the specifics of the geography, climate and soils of the location. It needs great knowledge and a strong instinct for the land. Terroir is a philosophy and culture in wine-making. You need to feel the place the same way a child feels its mother’s mood.

Bessa Valley is located in the hills between the Rhodope Mountains and Maritsa River. The climate is continental – hot summer and cold winter. The terroir is influenced by the river and the mountain. There are few rainfalls.

The valley is surrounded by hills, open only to the west and east. This gives the opportunity to the fresh air stream to pass through the Valley uninterrupted, air the grapes and mix the fragrances.

The soil in the Valley is loamy and clay-stony, mixed with limestone. The limestone rock is not far under the soil layer.

>>> See the road map to the Valley

Count Neipperg about the terroir:
“A common mistake in the past was growing vast wine massifs in Bulgaria in the plains – for example, between wheat plantations, whereas high-quality wines are produced from vines growing on limited, cutoff and wilder terrains. Grapes are a fine fruit but it is only its husk which renders the wine its colour. No concentration of colour in the grape husk and you will never have good wine.”
Count Neipperg


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