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Bulgaria · DOP · Тракийска низина · -1 commune(s)

Styles

Natural factors

The vineyards are located in the southern Тракийска низина, the Пловдив plain, at the foot of the northern slopes of the Родопи, at an average elevation of 200 m.
The climate is transitional between умереноконтинентален and the milder south-Bulgarian type; winters are mild, summers hot, with annual rainfall of 595 mm.
Стара Планина provides natural protection from cold air masses from the north; the northern slopes of the Central Родопи shape the local microclimate.

Product characteristics

Fruity aromas of sweet cherries, sour cherries, blackberries, and dark plums, also perceptible on the palate.
On the palate the wines are full-bodied and juicy, with notes of chocolate and cinnamon and a memorable finish.

Terroir / wine link

The transitional climate between умереноконтинентален and the milder southern type produces warm summers (23.3 °C) and mild winters, both favourable for ripening.
The northern slopes of the Родопи and the natural barrier of Стара Планина against cold air masses from the north are a key terroir factor.
Канелена горска почва soils (leached and lessivated), together with the climate, directly determine the fruity and spicy profile of the wine.
The result in the glass: full-bodied, juicy reds with aromas of sweet cherries, sour cherries, blackberries, and dark plums, with notes of chocolate and cinnamon.

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