Winemaker's Choice Malbec, 0.75 L
- Type: Red wine
- Vintage: 2020
- Volume: 750 ml
- Closure type: Cork
- Maturation: 12-24 month
- Red wines
Winemaker’s Choice Malbec is Midalidare estate grown and bottled, French oak aged and fermented red Bulgarian varietal wine with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands.
Basic information
The story of the Winemaker's Choice brand begins in 2013, when, after an exceptional harvest, Midalidare's oenologists decide to create something really special. For the first vintage Syrah grapes were chosen: one of the exceptionally well-developed variety in the winery. In 2015, the “winemaker’s choice” was Malbec, and in 2017 the brand was expanded in whites with Winemaker's Choice Sauvignon Blanc Barrel Fermented. “Chosen” wines are produced in limited quantities and are an excellent choice for connoisseurs of terroir wines.
Appellation and origin: Red wine Malbec “Winemaker’s Choice” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Dabovets vineyard (Bio certified).
Grape variety: 100% Malbec from Dabovets.
Vintage: 2020.
Volume: 750 ml.
Closure: Natural cork.
Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.
Maturity: Mature; will benefit from further ageing. Keep 10 years and more.
Packaging: 6 bottles per case.
Tasting and serving
Tasting notes: Opaque, inky purple colour. Attractive fruity aroma of juicy cherries, ripe plums, and black berries with notes of black pepper, spices, jamon and an elegant smoky tone. Very powerful wine, Juicy and lush in the mouth, with ripe tannins, excellent balance, and spicy finish.
Serving suggestions: Pair lean red meat, roasted pork, lamb, turkey, mould cheese, mozzarella, mushrooms, roasted potatoes, and vegetables. Serve at 16-18°С, in Syrah glass (mid-size stem, wide bowl, narrow rim) or regular Red wine glass. Decant at least an hour before serving.
Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 12-15°С.
Winemaking
Terroir: Dabovets vineyard
- Bio certified,
- Average altitude 360-390 metres,
- Hilly terrain with 10% slope,
- Red clay soils with high presence of iron oxides,
- South exposure of the vines,
- Mild winter and warm summer,
- Optimal sunshine and rainfall range,
- Great temperature amplitude.
Viticulture: Wine is made at the vineyard
- Plants of French origin,
- Average vine age of 14 years,
- Double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot),
- Around 4000 plants per hectare,
- Controlled yield,
- Twofold regulation of production - green pruning and veraison pruning.
Winemaking:
- Harvest by hand at the end of October.
- Cooling,
- Double sorting and press,
- Cold soak and decanting,
- Slow fermentation in French oak barrels,
- Post-maceration,
- Malolactic fermentation,
- Ageing in French oak barrels for 12 months.
