42/25 Chardonnay & Viognier & Sauvignon Blanc, 0.75 L

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 yellow PIN is located at the east plots of Shipkata vineyard. There Chardonnay, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc are planted.

Appellation and origin: White wine from Bulgaria, blend of Chardonnay, Viognier, and Sauvignon Blanc „42/25“, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Shipkata vineyard.

Grape variety: 40% Chardonnay, 35% Viognier, 25% Sauvignon Blanc.

Vintage: 2023.

Volume: 750 ml.

Closure: Screw cap.

Alcohol content: 13% ABV.

Maturity: Mature; keep up to three years.

Packaging: 6 bottle per case. 

Tasting notes: Brilliant and clean light-yellow color with delicate copper shades. 42/25 Chardonnay, Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc reveals a gorgeous bouquet of fruity aromas of yellow apple, ripe pear, juicy lemon, and red grapefruit, enhanced by lush notes of white flowers and elegant buttery vanilla tone as a result of oak fermentation. In the mouth the wine is light, fresh, and mineral, perfectly balanced with a pronounced taste of ripe fruit, peach blossom, and oak notes. The mineral and medium-lasting finish ends in an oily-citrusy aftertaste.

Serving suggestions: Great as an aperitif or in combination with poultry, fish, seafood, vegetables. Excellent match for seafood risotto or rice with light cream sauce; pizza and pasta with chicken and vegetables; grilled chicken with vegetables; grilled fish, especially oily fish such as sardines and mackerel with fresh salad or vegetable puree; salads with chicken, fish, ham or cheese. Serve at 9-11C°, in Unoaked Chardonnay wine glass (tall stem, large bowl, wide rim) or regular White wine glass.

Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 14-18°С.

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:

• Manual harvest and sorting at the vineyard of Chardonnay in the beginning of September,
• Machine harvest with triple sorting through Opti-Grape system of Sauvignon Blanc during the first half of September,
• Manual harvest of Viognier at the end of September,
• Cooling,
• Destemming and sorting of Viognier,
• Cold soak and decanting of Viognier and Sauvignon Blanc,
• Whole cluster pressing of Chardonnay,
• Slow fermentation in stainless steel vats of Chardonnay and Viognier,
• Slow oak fermentation of Sauvignon Blanc,
• Maturation on the lees.