Vineyard
Nestled in a bend of the Dyje River in the historic village of Drnholec, our vineyard lies within the Mikulov wine sub-region, near Mikulov and the Pálava Hills. It follows the Moravian Wine Route, a region renowned for viticulture. The Chateau Drnholec vineyard was planted in 2014 on a one-hectare plot on the U křížku vineyard tract. It was done with great respect and expectation. Each day since then, it has been checked and tended to by the Drnholec winemakers with the utmost care.
The gentle southern slope and fertile, limestone-rich soil provide ideal conditions for Traminer Red. The village of Drnholec is one of the warmest and driest places in Moravia, with a unique microclimate in which the grapevine has thrived for many centuries. The terroir of the vineyard perfectly harmonises and stimulates the Tramer red variety.
Tradition
For more than two thousand years, grapes have been grown in the area below Pálava, in the villages of the Drnholec estate. In the surroundings of the Drnholec Chateau, people have been passing down the beautiful skill of obtaining wine from nature for centuries. From the Celts and Romans to the Germans, Slavs, and now Moravians, specifically the people of Drnholec.
Traminer red
Traminer Red (also known as Gewürztraminer or Traminer Rot) is a white wine named for its pink-tinged grape skins. A noble and aromatic variety, it produces intensely fragrant wines with a golden glow. It belongs to the Western European family of grapes, known for strong ripening, small berries, delicate vines, and modest growth.
Traminer red is listed in ‘Le catalogue des vignes cultivées en France’ under the name Savagnin Rosé. According to recent ampelographers, the Traminer originates from the area between north-eastern France and south-eastern Germany. In France, the Tramin variety is known by the synonym Savagnin and is one of the seven basic varieties of Alsace.
As Dr. Martin Šimek aptly describes, “The Gewürztraminer variety (Traminer root) is considered an aromatic mutation of the Traminer Rot variety (Savagnin rosé, Traminer red), which in turn is a colour mutation of the Traminer Weiss variety (Savagnin blanc, Traminer white)”.
Traminer Red buds, flowers, and ripens later in the season, typically from late September to early October. Yields are modest, at 5–8 t/ha, with high sugar content (18–24 °NM) and balanced acidity (7–10 g/L). It thrives in fertile, well-warmed, loamy to loamy-sandy soils. The grape’s low yield (approx. 67%) contributes to its rarity and value.