Южно Черноморие (Yuzhno Chernomorie)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• The vineyards lie within the Burgas Lowland, situated to the east of the Thracian Lowland and extending to the shores of the Black Sea, with the appellation bordered to the north by Stara Planina and to the south by Strandzha mountain.
• The climate belongs to the continental-Mediterranean zone and is entirely influenced by the Black Sea, resulting in winters that are milder and largely snow-free compared with the country's interior, and summers that are warm and dry.
• A defining feature of the region is its long and cool spring, while the total heat summation for the period with mean daily temperatures above 10°C (April–October) is 3,800°C.
• The mean daily temperature of the warmest month is 22.7°C, and annual precipitation totals range from 480 to 580 mm.
• The predominant soil types are cinnamon forest soils of light to heavy sandy-clay texture, leached smolnitsa soils of light to heavy sandy-clay texture, and, to a lesser extent, alluvial-deluvial meadow soils of medium sandy-clay texture.

• The authorised white wine grape varieties include Dimyat, Cherven Misket, Muscat Ottonel, Rkatsiteli, Sauvignon blanc, Traminer, Chardonnay, Ugni blanc, Tamyanka, Riesling, and Aligoté.
• For red wines and rosé, the authorised varieties are Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Mavrud, Pamid, Syrah, Pinot noir, Cabernet franc, and Evmolpia, while the permitted training systems include Ombrella, Moser, and mid-trunk double-arm cordon.

• The white wines are distinguished by rich fruit and floral aromas, and are balanced, fresh, and fruit-driven on the palate.
• The red wines offer fruit aromas of black and red forest berries, and are full-bodied, soft, and harmonious with a fruit-forward palate.

Facts drawn from the specification's terroir-link section by automatic interpretation — see the source.

All appellations in Bulgaria

Sources

• National product specification (PDF) — iavv
• eAmbrosia register (EU) — File number PDO-BG-A1347
• Official trade body site — НЛВК — Национална лозаро-винарска камара