The Winery Castra Rubra of Thracian Valley

Winery Castra Rubra
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 magic cake cheese quiche, duck stew or grilled sea bass with herbs.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2012With an average score of 3.53/5
  • 2011With 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

Bulgaria's largest wine region, land of identity-driven reds. Signature Mavrud around Plovdiv: a structured, tannic red with notes of blackberry, candied plum, dry herbs, leather and spices, long ageing. Fleshy, deep Rubin (Nebbiolo × Syrah cross), supple, fruity Pamid, dense Melnik 55. Aromatic Red Misket whites (rose, citrus).

Also international Merlot, Cabernet and Syrah. Dry continental climate along the Maritsa river. Millennia-old Thracian tradition in renaissance.

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 southern beef meatballs, lamb with ginger honey or coral lentil dahl.

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, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of blueberry, red fruit or tobacco.

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: Malbec

Deep, velvety reds with an intense purple colour, showing aromas of blackberry, black plum, violet, cocoa and gentle spice. Round tannins, fleshy palate, peppery length. Star of Cahors AOC (Côt, Auxerrois) in France and the absolute signature of Mendoza, Argentina (Uco Valley, Luján de Cuyo). A French South-West variety that became the Argentine emblem after its post-phylloxera decline.

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 express veal stew in a pressure cooker, pasta carbonara almost like the real thing or alsatian wine pie.

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
  • 0With an average score of 3.71/5
  • 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: Bourbe

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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: Rubin

Structured, deeply coloured reds with a deep purple hue, firm tannins and a dense palate; signature aromas of dark fruits (blackberry, blackcurrant), plum, spices, liquorice and balsamic notes. Fine regular ageing potential. Widely grown in Bulgaria for quality dry reds, part of Bulgaria's modern ampelographic heritage. Bulgarian black grape developed in 1944 by crossing Nebbiolo × Syrah at the Pleven Viticultural Institute.