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// F3T34SC4 N34GR4 · #FN01/25

Fetească Neagră.

Moldova's signature autochthonous red. Dark fruit, dried herbs, leather — a wine that stands its ground without explaining itself.

Variety

Region

Codru

ABV

13.5%

Vol.

750ml

"Black cherry, dried herbs, leather. Long, dry, refuses to be cute."

— Panel #03 · Apr 2026

280 MDL

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// Tasting profile

How it tastes.

BodyFull

TanninFirm

AcidityBalanced

SweetnessDry

OakRestrained

// Aroma compass

Black cherry Dried plum Bay leaf Tobacco Old leather Black pepper

// Pairings

What to pour it with.

A1

Grilled lamb

Rosemary, charred edges, bone marrow. The wine's tannin grips the fat, the herbs answer back.
A2

Aged hard cheese

Pecorino, Parmigiano, kashkaval învechit. Salt + umami + the wine's dried-fruit finish.
A3

Dark chocolate · 70%+

Bitter cocoa pulls the wine's cherry forward. Skip if the chocolate is sugary.

// Serve guide

How to drink it well.

Four small things that change everything. None of them complicated.

// 01

16 –18°C

Serving temp

Slightly below room temperature. Cool the bottle 20 min in the fridge before opening.

// 02

45 min

Decant time

Open and decant 45 minutes ahead. The wine opens its second layer — dried herbs, soft leather.

// 03

Bordeaux glass

Tall bowl, slightly tapered rim. The wine needs the volume to breathe. Tulip glasses also work.

// 04

3 –7 yrs

Cellar window

Drink now or hold. This batch will deepen for up to seven years if stored at 12–15°C, dark, on its side.

// Producer

Castel Mimi · Bulboaca

Founded in 1893 by Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Bessarabia, the estate sits in Bulboaca, Anenii Noi — about 35 km southeast of Chișinău. The original château is a national architectural monument; its 2016 restoration turned the cellars into one of Moldova's flagship wine destinations. The portfolio leans into native varieties — Fetească Neagră, Rara Neagră, Viorica — alongside classic European cépages.

1893

established

68 ha

vineyard

2024

harvest

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// Batch traceability

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Scan the QR on the back label to see the producer, harvest date, panel scores, panelist names, and the exact lot this bottle came from. No fog. No fluff.

Lot

#FN01/25

Bottled · 14 Mar 2025

Panel score

88 / 100

Median · 5 tasters

Yeast

Indigenous

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Bottles

2,400

Lot total

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Adrian Solomon

// Curator's note · #FN01/25

"I tasted thirty-one Fetească Neagră bottles last year. This is the one I came back to twice. It doesn't try to be a Bordeaux — it tastes like itself, which is the rarest thing a Moldovan red can do."

Solomon — Founder & curator

FN tasted in 2025

that earned a code

panel score / 100

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