42/25 Sauvignon Blanc, 0.75 L
- Type: White wine
- Vintage: 2023
- Volume: 750 ml
- Closure type: Screw cap
- Maturation: Unaged
- White wines
42/25 Sauvignon Blanc is estate grown and bottled, unoaked Bulgarian white varietal wine with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands.
Basic information
Taste the aroma of Mogilovo and feel the spirit of Midalidare with 42/25 Chardonnay & Viognier & Sauvignon Blanc. Pin the green colour, follow the location, experience an exciting emotion. The journey starts with a glass of 42/25 right where you are, goes through 42 degrees latitude and 25 degrees longitude and ends wherever you decide.
The green PIN is located at the easternmost plots of Shipkata vineyard. There the Sauvignon Blanc is planted.
Appellation and origin: White wine Sauvignon Blanc "42/25" from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Shipkata vineyard.
Grape variety: 100% Sauvignon Blanc from Shipkata.
Vintage: 2023.
Volume: 750 ml.
Closure: Screw cap.
Alcohol content: 13% vol.
Maturity: Mature; keep up to two years.
Packaging: 6 bottles per case.
Tasting and serving
Tasting notes: Brilliant and pure pale straw-yellow color. 42/25 Sauvignon Blanc reveals gorgeous aromas of freshly cut grass, juicy apple, melon and lemon, elegantly surrounded by elderflower, acacia and hints of fresh nettle. In the mouth it is fresh, mineral, with fine grassy and citrusy notes. Wine with a light body, excellent balance, medium-lasting finish and mineral aftertaste.
Serving suggestions: Excellent as an aperitif. Great match for poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables, spicy foods. Pair with Asian cuisine and sushi; pea soup and dishes garnished with pea puree; vegetable meatballs with milk sauce; fresh green salads; fish appetizers; pasta with pesto and vegetables; asparagus dishes; spring rolls or spicy pastries. Serve at 9-11°С, in Sauvignon Blanc glass (tall stem, slender bowl, narrow rim) or regular White wine glass.
Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 8-12°С.
Winemaking
Terrior: Shipkata vineyard
- Average altitude 290-310 metres,
- Hilly terrain with 6%-10% slope,
- Alluvial soils with presence of clay and slime, with a high content of carbonates,
- 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 and Italian origin,
- Average age of 9 years,
- South and North exposure,
- East-West row orientation,
- Single vertical shoot positioning (VSP or single guyot),
- Density 5000 plants per hectare; controlled yield at 9-10 ton/ha,
- Controlled yield,
- Controlled water balance,
- Single regulation of production - green pruning.
Winemaking:
- Machine harvest,
- Triple sorting through Opti-Grape system,
- Pressing,
- Cold soak and decanting,
- Slow fermentation in stainless steel vats,
- Maturation on the lees.
Accolades
- 5 Stars, vintage 2019 – VinAvisen, Denmark 2021