Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc, 6*0.75 L

6 bottles Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc

Appellation and origin: Red wine, blend of Merlot & Cabernet Franc "Midalidare" from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Karaliets and Dabovets (BIO certified) vineyards.

Grape variety: Blend of 80% Merlot from Karaliets vineyard & 20% Cabernet Franc from Dabovets vineyard.

Vintage: 2022.

Volume: 750 ml.

Closure: Natural cork.

Alcohol content: 14% vol.

Maturity: Mature; could benefit from further ageing. Keep up to 2-4 years.

Packaging: 6 bottles per case.

Tasting notes: Intense, dark ruby red color with light red highlights. Attractive fruity nose with a pronounced spice nuance, fine oak, vanilla, and chocolate tone and a bouquet of fruity aromas of ripe cherries and plums, mulberries, blueberries, and raisins. Elegant, full-bodied, and perfectly balanced in the mouth, with well-integrated tannins, the wine has a refreshing call on sense of ripe berries, raisins, and aromatic spices. Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc reveals very long, spicy finish and a memorable fruity aftertaste.

Serving suggestions: Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc is excellent pair for roasted red meat (beef, lamb), pork, duck, and poultry; turkey with cranberry; pasta; roasted vegetables; goat cheese, Camembert, Feta; mushrooms. 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 12-15°С.

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Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc

Tasting notes: Intense, dark ruby red color with light red highlights. Attractive fruity nose with a pronounced spice nuance, fine oak, vanilla, and chocolate tone and a bouquet of fruity aromas of ripe cherries and plums, mulberries, blueberries, and raisins. Elegant, full-bodied, and perfectly balanced in the mouth, with well-integrated tannins, the wine has a refreshing call on sense of ripe berries, raisins, and aromatic spices. Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc reveals very long, spicy finish and a memorable fruity aftertaste.

Serving suggestions: Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc is excellent pair for roasted red meat (beef, lamb), pork, duck, and poultry; turkey with cranberry; pasta; roasted vegetables; goat cheese, Camembert, Feta; mushrooms. 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 12-15°С.

Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc

Midalidare Merlot & Cabernet Franc is Midalidare estate grown and bottled oak aged Bulgarian red wine, blend of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands.

Terroir: Karaliets and Dabovets vineyards

• Organic certified vineyard (Dabovets),
• Altitude 300-390 metres above sea level,
• Hilly terrain with 6%-10% slope,
• Аlluvial, average to low sandy, with a high content of clay (Karaliets),
• Red clayey soils with high presence of iron oxides (Dabovets),
• 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 beginning of October,
• Cooling,
• Double sorting and press,
• Cold soak and decanting,
• Slow stainless steel fermentation,
• Post-maceration,
• Malolactic fermentation,
• Ageing in French oak barrels for 10 - 12 months.