Winery AbdyikaMelnik Premium Reserve
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Melnik Premium Reserve of the Winery Abdyika is in the top 20 of wines of Struma River Valley.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
Details and technical informations about Winery Abdyika's Melnik Premium Reserve.
Discover the grape 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.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Melnik Premium Reserve from Winery Abdyika are 0, 2011
Informations about the Winery Abdyika
The Winery Abdyika is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 7 wines for sale in the of Struma River Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Struma River Valley
Warmest valley in south-western Bulgaria with sub-Mediterranean climate, vineyards around Melnik (cultivated for 8,000 years). Shiroka Melnishka Loza signature red (Churchill's favourite, broad-leafed indigenous variety): structured and spiced with notes of black cherry, blackberry, plum, tobacco, leather, Mediterranean herbs and a peppery touch, firm tannins — remarkable ageing. More accessible Melnik 55 and Ranna Melnishka. Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah complement.
The wine region of Thrace
Turkey's largest wine basin (~40% of national production) on the European shore, rolling hills between the Black Sea, Aegean and Marmara, temperate Mediterranean climate. Papazkarası and Kalecik Karası are the native signature reds: juicy red fruits, gentle spice and supple tannins. Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah in structured full reds. Adakarası for fresh rosés.
The word of the wine: Cryo-extraction
This technique was very popular at the end of the 80's in Sauternes, a little less so now. The grapes are frozen before pressing, and the water transformed into ice remains in the marc, only the sugar flows out. As with the concentrators, the "cryo" can also increase bad taste and greenness.
