Wines made from Melnik grapes of Stara Zagora
Discover the best wines made with Melnik as a single variety or as a blend of Stara Zagora.
It is most certainly one of the oldest vitis vinifera varieties found mainly in the southwestern part of Bulgaria, and is not known elsewhere - except perhaps in neighbouring Greece and Macedonia - than in this country where it is recognized as endemic. It should not be confused with Ranna Melnishka Loza, also known as Melnik 55, which is the result of crosses between this Melnik and several known Vitis viniferas, including Valdiguié.
The wine region of Stara Zagora of Bulgaria. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Edoardo Miroglio or the Domaine Edoardo Miroglio produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Stara Zagora are Cabernet-Sauvignon, Merlot and Mavrud, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Stara Zagora often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or spices.