Winery Villa MelnikMelnik
Red wine
This wine generally goes well with
The Melnik of the Winery Villa Melnik is in the top 10 of wines of Melnik.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Melnik of Winery Villa Melnik in the region of Melnik often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or vegetal and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Details and technical informations about Winery Villa Melnik'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 Villa Melnik are 0, 2015
Informations about the Winery Villa Melnik
The Winery Villa Melnik is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 8 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: Runoff
Failure of the vine flower to fertilize at the time of flowering, when the weather is too cold or rainy. Under these conditions, the vine will have few or no clusters.
