Winery Balkan CrestReserve Merlot

Red wine of Thracian Valley of Bulgaria

3.4

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters generally liked this wine.

The Reserve Merlot of Winery Balkan Crest is a red wine from the region of Thracian Valley.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).

Food and wine pairings with Reserve Merlot

Pairings that work perfectly with Reserve Merlot

Beef

Game (deer, venison)

Original food and wine pairings with Reserve Merlot

The Reserve Merlot of Winery Balkan Crest matches generally quite well with dishes of beef or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of daube niçoise or wild boar stew (without marinade or wine).

Details and technical informations about Winery Balkan Crest's Reserve Merlot.

Winery

Winery Balkan Crest

Grape varieties

Merlot

Region/Great wine region

Thracian Valley

Country

Bulgaria

Style of wine

Red

Alcohol

13.5°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Merlot

Merlot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Bordeaux). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small to medium sized bunches, and medium sized grapes. Merlot noir can be found in many vineyards: South West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Loire Valley, Armagnac, Burgundy, Jura, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Beaujolais, Provence & Corsica, Savoie & Bugey.

Informations about the Winery Balkan Crest

The winery offers 7 different wines.

Its wines get an average rating of 3.4.

It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region

It is located in Thracian Valley

The Winery Balkan Crest is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 2 wines for sale in the of Thracian Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 2500 of of Bulgaria wines

In the top 1500 of of Thracian Valley wines

In the top 500000 of red wines

In the top 900000 wines of the world

The wine region of Thracian Valley

Thracian Lowlands is a wine region in the South of Bulgaria. It one of two PGI designations for Bulgarian wine recognized for export into the EU. The other is Danubian Plains. Both were introduced in 2007 as Part of Bulgaria's preparations for joining the EU.

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