TeWa, Ștefan-Vodă PGI, Moldova

TeWa Rară Neagră 2023

Sour cherry
Redcurrant
Rhubarb

Sour cherry and redcurrant with a rhubarb-like freshness. Light and juicy, for the sort of supper that needs no occasion.

You’ll notice the lively bite, then a small savoury twist.

Like light, juicy reds? Try this Rară Neagră for its bright, tangy fruit.

20% aged for six months in new Carpathian oak; 80% aged for six months in stainless steel. Both portions rested on their lees with regular stirring.

From the Cojocaru family vineyard near Cioburciu, beside the lower Nistru River.

€17.90

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Their style

Where this bottle sits, from body to finish.

Forest berries · Wild cherry · Blackberry · Silky tannins · Cardamom and star anise on the finish

BodyLight

Bold

AciditySoft

Acidic

SweetnessDry

Sweet

CharacterClean

Wild

FinishShort

Long

Eat this with it

AT THE TABLE

Duck breast with sour cherries

The tangy fruit refreshes alongside the rich duck.

SOMETHING SIMPLE

Tomato and olive pizza

Lively acidity meets the tomato without weighing down the meal.

FOR SHARING

Roast beetroot and lentils

Earthy lentils leave room for the bright red fruit.

Also good

A mushroom flatbread suits its light, savoury side.

Skip

Sticky ribs can overpower its delicate red fruit.

Serve at

14–16 °C

The producer

TeWa: small vineyards, different stories

TeWa works with small grape growers in Moldova, staying involved from pruning to harvest. The Chardonnay comes from the Yurco family near Talmaza, and the Rară Neagră from the Cojocaru family near Cioburciu. Hand-picking, time on the lees and different proportions of oak shape each wine. The landscape photographs on the labels are by Mihai Stamati.

Two people sitting beside the water at sunset.

Grapes: Chardonnay, Fetească Neagră and Rară Neagră
Vineyards: Small grower vineyards around Talmaza and Cioburciu
Harvest: Picked by hand in 10 kg crates
In the cellar: Stainless steel, lees ageing and oak in different proportions
Grower partnerships: Involved from pruning through to harvest
Labels: Moldovan landscape photographs by Mihai Stamati