The Winery Castra Rubra of Thracian Valley

Winery Castra Rubra - Classic Viognier - Chardonnay
The winery offers 36 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This estate is part of the Telish.
It is ranked in the top 8 of the estates of Thracian Valley.
It is located in Thracian Valley

The Winery Castra Rubra is one of the largest wineries in the world. It offers 36 wines for sale in of Thracian Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Castra Rubra wines

Looking for the best Winery Castra Rubra wines in Thracian Valley among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Castra Rubra wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Castra Rubra wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top white wines of Winery Castra Rubra

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Castra Rubra

How Winery Castra Rubra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, game (deer, venison) or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) such as recipes of brussels sprouts with bacon in a casserole, duck with orange or sun wheat.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Castra Rubra

On the nose the white wine of Winery Castra Rubra. often reveals types of flavors of pear, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of citrus fruit, vegetal or tropical fruit.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Castra Rubra

  • 2017With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.65/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.61/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.50/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Castra Rubra.

  • Sauvignon Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Viognier
  • Sémillon
  • Pinot Gris
  • Sauvignon Gris

Discovering 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.

Together they are responsible for around 30 percent of the country's wine production. There are also 52 smaller PDOs (the equivalent of an AOP in France) but only a few of them are used for any great volumes. However a considerable number of traditional (dating back before 2007) geographic terms are still used by wineries. Red wine grapes are to the fore in the western part of the appellation.

Leading varieties include the Bordeaux varieties, Ruby Cabernet, Mavrud and Pamid. Mavrud is very much an indigenous flagship variety for the area. Wine Centers in the west include Asenovgrad, Brezovo and Perushtitsa. The zone is very large, and so general comments regarding wine styles and growing conditions are very Hard to make.

The top red wines of Winery Castra Rubra

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Castra Rubra

How Winery Castra Rubra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, lamb or spicy food such as recipes of pasta al forno (baked pasta), harira algerian soup or couscous without couscous maker.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Castra Rubra

On the nose the red wine of Winery Castra Rubra. often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, microbio or floral.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Castra Rubra

  • 2011With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2007With an average score of 3.82/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2008With an average score of 3.79/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2009With an average score of 3.77/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Castra Rubra.

  • Merlot
  • Cabernet Sauvignon
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Rubin
  • Cabernet Franc
  • Malbec

Discover the grape variety: Mavrud

A very old grape variety whose origin is still uncertain, it is thought to have come from Greece, and for others its origin is Bulgarian from the Thrace plain where it is still widely cultivated. It can be found in Romania, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, etc. Little known in France, it is nevertheless registered in the Official Catalogue of Wine Grape Varieties, list A1.

The top pink wines of Winery Castra Rubra

Food and wine pairings with a pink wine of Winery Castra Rubra

How Winery Castra Rubra wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of beef tagliata with truffle oil, the tartiflette wrap or rabbit fillet with mustard.

The best vintages in the pink wines of Winery Castra Rubra

  • 2015With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.80/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.40/5

The grape varieties most used in the pink wines of Winery Castra Rubra.

  • Cabernet Franc
  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah

The word of the wine: Presses

The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Castra Rubra

Planning a wine route in the of Thracian Valley? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Castra Rubra.

Discover the grape variety: Cabernet franc

Cabernet Franc is one of the oldest red grape varieties in Bordeaux. The Libourne region is its terroir where it develops best. The terroirs of Saint-Emilion and Fronsac allow it to mature and develop its best range of aromas. It is also the majority in many blends. The very famous Château Cheval Blanc, for example, uses 60% Cabernet Franc. The wines produced with Cabernet Franc are medium in colour with fine tannins and subtle aromas of small red fruits and spices. When blended with Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, it brings complexity and a bouquet of aromas to the wine. It produces fruity wines that can be drunk quite quickly, but whose great vintages can be kept for a long time. It is an earlier grape variety than Cabernet Sauvignon, which means that it is planted as far north as the Loire Valley. In Anjou, it is also used to make sweet rosé wines. Cabernet Franc is now used in some twenty countries in Europe and throughout the world.

News about Winery Castra Rubra and wines from the region

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An overview of Mâcon plus a geographical denomination appellation

The Bourgogne Wine Board (BIVB) invites you to a survey of this vineyard where the 27 geographical denominations of the Mâcon appellation are produced. A unique journey to discover this region where the Romanesque churches punctuate the landscape and are the witnesses of the link between the vines and Christiannity. Cluny is the gatekeeper. Our social media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BourgogneWines​ Twitter: https://twitter.com/BourgogneWines/​​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vin ...

Gigondas to produce white wines

At a national committee meeting held on Thursday 8th September, members of the Institut National de l’Origine et de la Qualité (INAO) voted unanimously to ratify the change to the appellation guidelines to allow white wines into AP Gigondas. A working group of growers and négociants has been pursuing the amendment for 11 years. The amendment states that white Gigondas must contain a minimum 70% Clairette. Other permitted varieties include Bourboulenc, Clairette Rose, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blan ...

The word of the wine: Presses

The juice that results from pressing the grapes after fermentation. At the end of the maceration, the vats are emptied, the first juice obtained is called the free-run wine and the marc remaining at the bottom of the vat is then pressed to give the press wine. We say more quickly "the presses". Their quality varies according to the vintage and the maceration. A too vigorous extraction releases the tannins of pips and the wine of press can then prove to be very astringent. Often the winemaker raises it separately, deciding later whether or not to incorporate it totally or partially into the grand vin.