Wines made from Melnik grapes
Discover the best wines made with Melnik as a single variety or as a blend .
More informations about the variety Melnik
Powerful and structured reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), tobacco, leather, spices, Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes. Good ageing potential. Star of the Melnik hillsides in the Struma valley in south-west Bulgaria, signature of the country's finest reds for ageing. An autochthonous Bulgarian variety (Shiroka Melnishka Loza, "broad leaf"), with very late ripening.
What are the typical flavors of the Melnik grape variety?
- OakPresent in 33% of Melnik
- Black fruitPresent in 31% of Melnik
- Non oakPresent in 29% of Melnik
- Red fruitPresent in 29% of Melnik
- EarthPresent in 25% of Melnik
- SpicesPresent in 21% of Melnik
- Dried fruitPresent in 5% of Melnik
- MicrobioPresent in 4% of Melnik
- FloralPresent in 4% of Melnik
- VegetalPresent in 3% of Melnik
- Tree fruitPresent in 3% of Melnik
- CherryPresent in 3% of Melnik
- BlackberryPresent in 3% of Melnik
- OakyPresent in 2% of Melnik
- VanillaPresent in 2% of Melnik
- LeatherPresent in 2% of Melnik
- ChocolatePresent in 2% of Melnik
- BlueberryPresent in 1% of Melnik
- Black cherriesPresent in 1% of Melnik
- EarthyPresent in 1% of Melnik