Negru de Tomai

⏳ Drinking Window

Typically best enjoyed 3–8 years from the vintage release.

🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings

Roasted lamb, slow-cooked beef stew, aged hard cheeses

✨ Technical Specifications

Hailing from the sun-drenched Bugeac Steppe in the autonomous region of Gagauzia, southern Moldova, Negru de Tomai is a flagship red blend that embodies the unique cultural and viticultural heritage of the Tomai village. The region's warm, semi-arid climate and fertile clay-loam soils provide an ideal environment for red grape varieties to achieve optimal phenolic ripeness. This wine is crafted using traditional winemaking philosophies combined with modern temperature-controlled fermentation, followed by aging in oak casks. The result is a deeply colored, robust red wine that weaves together the structure of international varieties with the bold, rustic charm of regional grapes, offering rich aromas of dark cherries, plums, and sweet spices.

🍾 About the Producer

Established in 1903 by local winemaker Gheorghii Topciu in the Bugeac steppe of southern Moldova, Tomai (legally structured as S.C. Tomai-Vinex S.A. since 1997) carries forward more than a century of winemaking traditions rooted in the Autonomous Territorial Unit of Gagauzia. Benefiting from the sun-drenched rolling hills and fertile chernozem soils of the Valul lui Traian Protected Geographical Indication, the estate operates a closed production cycle spanning vine grafting, viticulture, and vinification. The regional microclimate, situated along the 46th parallel and moderated by the nearby Black Sea basin, produces ripe, balanced fruit with generous phenolic development. Tomai focuses on classic international cultivars and indigenous expressions, fermenting red and white varietals in stainless steel with selective barrel maturation in Moldovan, Russian, and French oak casks. Benchmark bottlings include the estate's flagship Negru de Tomai, Roșu de Tomai, and the Gagauz and Bugeac varietal collections of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Chardonnay.

🍇 Grapes

Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Saperavi

⚖️ Sensory Structure

🌿 Aromas & Flavor Descriptors