Тракийска низина (Trakiiska nizina)

Styles

Principal grape varieties

Terroir

• Transitional-continental climate with Mediterranean and Black Sea influence; the Stara Planina range blocks cold northern air masses.
• Mediterranean influence penetrates via the valleys of the Maritsa, Tundzha, Struma, and Arda rivers into the southern parts of the region.
• Terrain is flat to gently undulating, at elevations between 100 and 500 m above sea level, in the southern part of Bulgaria.
• Predominant soil types: cinnamon forest soils, humus-carbonate soils, leached chernozem smolnitsa (heavy clay) soils, and alluvial-deluvial meadow soils.
• Mild winters (average January temperature approximately 0 °C), hot and dry summers (average daytime temperature in the warmest month 21.5–24.5 °C); annual rainfall 500–650 mm.

• Ninety per cent of vessels uncovered during archaeological excavations in the region are associated with wine — testimony to deep-rooted Thracian winemaking traditions.
• Vinification and processing take place within the production zone, and blending requires a minimum of 85% fruit sourced from the respective zone.

• White wines: a lively golden colour with greenish hues; an intense, multi-layered nose that opens in the glass towards sweet, floral nuances; a full-bodied, balanced, fruit-driven palate.
• Red wines: deep ruby colour with garnet highlights; a nose of cherries, sour cherries, blackberries, and blue plums accented by red pepper, spice, and chocolate; a full-bodied palate with well-balanced tannins.

• The mild transitional-continental climate, with Black Sea and Mediterranean influence, gives rise to highly extracted, full-alcohol wines with noble tannins.

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 PGI-BG-A1552
• Official trade body site — НЛВК — Национална лозаро-винарска камара