Winery OrbelusMelnik
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Melnik of the Winery Orbelus is in the top 20 of wines of Melnik.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Melnik of Winery Orbelus in the region of Melnik often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or blackberry and sometimes also flavors of black cherries, chocolate or non oak.
Details and technical informations about Winery Orbelus's Melnik.
Discover the grape variety: Melnik
Powerful and structured reds with a dark ruby robe, firm tannins and preserved acidity, with intense aromas of ripe black fruits (blackberry, plum), tobacco, leather, spices, Mediterranean herbs and balsamic notes. Good ageing potential. Star of the Melnik hillsides in the Struma valley in south-west Bulgaria, signature of the country's finest reds for ageing. An autochthonous Bulgarian variety (Shiroka Melnishka Loza, "broad leaf"), with very late ripening.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Melnik from Winery Orbelus are 2013, 2015, 2010, 2012 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Orbelus
The Winery Orbelus is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 14 wines for sale in the of Melnik to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Melnik
South-western Bulgaria at the foot of Mount Pirin, Mediterranean-continental climate, sandy soils and scorching summers. Shiroka Melnishka Loza is the signature red king ("broad-leaved vine", a millennial native with late ripening): dense, sunny reds with candied black cherry, ripe strawberry, blackberry, tobacco, leather, sweet spices and herbal notes, firm tannins — often compared to Châteauneuf-du-Pape. Fleshy Mavrud, supple Melnik 55, firm Cabernet. Churchill's favourite (500 L/year).
The word of the wine: Leaf removal
Operation that consists in removing the leaves that form a screen between the sun and the grape.
