Rose de Mourvedre Single Barrel, 0.75 L

Midalidare is the only Bulgarian winery producing Rose from 100% Mourvedre. Rose de Mourvedre Single Barrel is a terroir wine, aimed entirely at showing the variety’s worth and its manifestation in the remarkable environment of Mogilovo region. Partly fermentation in barrel enhances varietal characteristics of this outfielded for Bulgaria grape variety. Vines are planted in the central zone of the biologically certified vineyard Dabovets. The plantations are with southwestern exposure and the yield is controlled. Climatic and soil conditions are specific and determine the need for special care for Mоurvedre.

Appellation and origin: Rose wine Mourvedre “Rose de Mourvedre Single Barrel” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Dabovets vineyard (Bio certified).

Grape variety: 100% Mourvedre from Dabovets.

Vintage: 2023.

Volume: 750 ml.

Closure: Glass stopper.

Alcohol content: 13.5% vol.

Maturity: Mature; keep up to three years.

Package: 6 bottles per case.

Tasting notes: Bright, intensive raspberry-red colour. Extremely fruity on the nose, bouquet of ripe fruits like raspberry, sour cherry and gooseberry is toned up by mineral notes, fresh strawberry leaf, and pleasant citrus tart. The aroma shades off into palate with fruity-bitter taste and notes of grapefruit and herbs. Rose de Mourvedre Single Barrel is a wine of great freshness and elegance, full-bodied and lively. The mineral, spicy finish continues in extended, bitter-sweet aftertaste.

Serving suggestions: Excellent as an aperitif. Rose de Mourvedre Single Barrel pairs lovely with seafood, white meat, ham, and charcuterie. Good too with white-rinded cheeses such as Camembert and Brie. Pairs lovely with Salade Nicoise, tapenade, paella, rustic pates, and terrines; grilled chicken, fish, or lamb with herbs; lobster, seared salmon, tuna or duck and delicately rare cooked lamb. Serve at 9-13°С in Slight Taper Rose glass (short rounded bowl, narrow rim) or regular White wine glass.

Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 8-12°С

Terroir: Dabovets vineyard

• Bio certified,
• Average altitude 360-390 metres,
• Hilly terrain with 10% slope,
• Red clay soils with high presence of iron oxides,
• Mild winter and warm summer,
• Optimal sunshine and rainfall range,
• Great temperature amplitude.

Viticulture: The wine is made at the vineyard

• Plants of French origin,
• Double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot),
• Southwestern exposure of the vines,
• 4000 plants per hectare,
• Controlled yield,
• Twofold regulation of production – green pruning and late pruning.

Winemaking:

• Harvest by hand in the beginning of October.
• Cooling,
• Double sorting and press,
• Cold soak and clarification,
• Partly slow stainless-steel fermentation,
• Partly slow oak
• Maturation on the lees.