Болярово (Boliarovo)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Канелена горска почва, lightly to heavily sandy-clay in texture, rich in iron — a defining soil factor.
• Преходноконтинентален climate with a weakly expressed средиземноморско влияние along the Tundzha River valley.
• Сакар mountain ensures air drainage and temperature inversion, forming a distinctive microclimate.
• The vineyards lie along the Tundzha River valley and the northern slopes of Сакар, at an altitude of 143 m above sea level.
• Annual precipitation totals approximately 577 mm; the cumulative temperature sum above 10 °C for April–October is 3,750 °C.

• The only permitted varieties for red wines and rosé are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot.
• Maximum yield is 8,000 kg/ha, and the extraction rate for red wine is 65 litres per 100 kg of grapes.

• Sensory profile: characteristic sweetness, body, and fruitiness, shaped by the microclimate and канелена горска почва soils.
• Permitted varieties are exclusively Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot — for red wines and rosé only.

• Сакар mountain provides air drainage and temperature inversion that moderate the continental climate.
• Средиземноморско влияние penetrates through the Tundzha River valley and contributes to the formation of the distinctive microclimate.
• The iron-rich канелена горска почва soils, in combination with the microclimate, impart sweetness, body, and fruitiness to the wine.

Facts drawn from the cahier's terroir-link section (Lien au terroir) by automatic interpretation — see the source.

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — iavv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BG-A0985
• Official trade body site — Изпълнителна агенция по лозата и виното (IAVV)