Winery Castra Rubra - Classic Merlot - Malbec

Winery Castra RubraClassic Merlot - Malbec

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Classic Merlot - Malbec of Winery Castra Rubra is a red wine from the region of Thracian Valley.
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Malbec and the Merlot.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or game (deer, venison).

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla

Wine with earth taste

earthy

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Classic Merlot - Malbec of Winery Castra Rubra in the region of Thracian Valley often reveals types of flavors of cherry, blueberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of violet, plum or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Castra Rubra's Classic Merlot - Malbec.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
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Style of wine
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Malbec

Malbec, a high-yielding red grape variety, produces tannic and colourful wines. It is produced in different wine-growing regions and changes its name according to the grape variety. Called Auxerrois in Cahors, Malbec in Bordeaux, it is also known as Côt. 6,000 hectares of the Malbec grape are grown in France (in decline since the 1950s). Malbec is also very successful in Argentina. The country has become the world's leading producer of Malbec and offers wines with great potential.

Last vintages of this wine

Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2017
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2015
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.51110.50
Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2013
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2012
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.411100
Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2011
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100
Classic Merlot - Malbec - 2010
In the top 100 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.311100

The best vintages of Classic Merlot - Malbec from Winery Castra Rubra are 2017, 2015, 2013, 2012 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Castra Rubra

The winery offers 36 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
This winery is part of the Telish.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Thracian Valley

The Winery Castra Rubra is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 28 wines for sale in the of Thracian Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine Thracian Valley
In the top 300 of of Bulgaria wines
In the top 200 of of Thracian Valley wines
In the top 95000 of red wines
In the top 200000 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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The word of the wine: Reserve wine (champagne)

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