Winery Minkov Brothers - Merlot

Winery Minkov BrothersMerlot

3.7
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Merlot of Winery Minkov Brothers is a red wine from the region of Thracian Valley.
This wine generally goes well with beef and game (deer, venison).
The Merlot of the Winery Minkov Brothers is in the top 90 of wines of Thracian Valley.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, vanilla

Wine with earth taste

smoke

Wine with microbio taste

cheese

On the nose the Merlot of Winery Minkov Brothers in the region of Thracian Valley often reveals types of flavors of oaky, blackberry or vanilla and sometimes also flavors of raspberry, black currant or non oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Minkov Brothers's Merlot.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Country
Style of wine
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.

Last vintages of this wine

Merlot - 2016
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - 2015
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Merlot - 2014
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Merlot - 2013
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Merlot - 2012
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Merlot - 2011
In the top 90 of of Thracian Valley wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50

The best vintages of Merlot from Winery Minkov Brothers are 2015, 2014, 2012, 2011 and 2016.

Informations about the Winery Minkov Brothers

The winery offers 63 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.6.
It is in the top 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Thracian Valley

The Winery Minkov Brothers is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 54 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 200 of of Bulgaria wines
In the top 95 of of Thracian Valley wines
In the top 60000 of red wines
In the top 95000 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: Nervous

Said of a wine that leaves its mark on the palate with its strong characters and a hint of acidity, but without excess.

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