Carpe Diem Red 2022, 0.375 L
- Vintage: 2022
- Wine type: Red wine
- Volume: 375 ml
- Closure type: Screw cap
- Maturation: 6-12 month
- Last bottle
Carpe Diem Red is Midalidare estate grown and bottled partial oak aged Bulgarian red wine, blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah, and Malbec, with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands.
Information
Carpe Diem е серията вина на Мидалидаре за приятели, за забавления, за ежедневните мигове в живота. Серията се състои от червено, розово и бяло вино, и трите бленд от няколко различни сорта. Вината са млади, жизнени и изразителни, подходящи за всеки вкус, всеки момент и отлични в комбинация с многообразие от ястия. С вината Carpe Diem емоциите оживяват в наслада от настоящето.
Essentials
Appellation and origin: Red wine, blend of Merlot & Cabernet Sauvignon & Syrah & Malbec “Carpe Diem” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Karaliets vineyard, Shipkata vineyard and Dabovets vineyard (Bio certified).
Grape variety: Blend of 60% Merlot form Karaliets, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from Karaliets, 10% Syrah from Shipkata & 10% Malbec from Dabovets.
Vintage: 2022.
Volume: 375 ml.
Closure: Screw cap.
Alcohol content: 14% vol.
Maturity: Mature; could benefit from further ageing. Keep up to 2-4 years.
Packaging: 12 bottles per case.
Tasting and serving
Tasting notes: The wine has a dense ruby colour with violet hints. Aromas of ripe cherries, berries, currant whit spicy notes and smoky tones. Carpe Diem Red reveals velvet body, soft tannins, and perfect fruit taste with long aftertaste.
Serving suggestions: Carpe Diem Red is perfect match for roasted goat, steak & potatoes, beef stew. Serve at 16-18°С, in Cabernet/Merlot or Bordeaux glass (tall stem, larger bowl, wide rim) or regular Red wine glass.
Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 14-18°С.
Terroir: Karaliets, Shipkata and Dabovets vineyards
- Organic certified vineyard (Dabovets),
- Altitude 290-390 metres above sea level,
- Hilly terrain with 6%-10% slope,
- Аlluvial, average to low sandy, with a high content of clay (Karaliets),
- Alluvial soils with high presence of limestone (Shipkata),
- Red clayey soils with high presence of iron oxides (Dabovets),
- Northern air currents from the wide valleys,
- Mild winter, hot summer,
- Optimal proportion of sunshine and rainfall,
- Big temperature amplitude.
Viticulture: Wine is made at the vineyard
- Plants of French origin,
- Average age of 16 years,
- South exposure,
- East-West row orientation,
- Double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot),
- Vine density at the rate of 4000 plants per hectare,
- Controlled yield,
- Controlled water balance,
- Twofold regulation of production - green pruning and veraison pruning.
Winemaking:
- Harvest by hand from the end of September to the end of October,
- Cooling,
- Double sorting and press,
- Cold soak and decanting,
- Slow stainless steel fermentation,
- Post-maceration,
- Partial мalolactic fermentation,
- Partial аgeing in French oak barrels for 6-10 months.
