Description

Made from 100% Melnik 55 (also known as Early Melnik Vine), the signature red local indigenous grape variety of Struma Valley, and also a favourite of Sir Winston Churchill who had a regular annual shipment of Melnik red wines to the cellar at 10 Downing street.

Medium to full body with a deep ruby ​​red color with elegant violet nuances. The aroma is complex and expressive with notes of ripe red fruits, black cherry, blueberry, delicate vanilla nuance and spicy accents.

The harvest begins in early October when the grapes reach optimal technological maturity. The grapes are hand-picked in boxes from controlled-yield vineyards. Upon arrival at the cellar, a double sorting is carried out on sorting tables - once on the grapes, and after separation of the bunches, on the grapes. Maceration and vigorous fermentation take place in new French oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation and aging for 24 months take place in 225-liter French oak barriques. After bottling, the wine ages for another 3 months before being released on the market.