Winery ZagreusSt. Dimitar Mavrud
Red wine
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Details and technical informations about Winery Zagreus's St. Dimitar Mavrud.
Discover the grape variety: Mavrud
Structured, tannic reds with a deep inky robe, firm tannins and moderate acidity. Intense aromas of blackberry, black plum, blackcurrant, candied cherry, spices, leather, tobacco and balsamic notes. Fine ageing potential with oak maturation. Star of Bulgaria's great reds around Asenovgrad (Thrace) and driver of the Bulgarian wine renaissance. Very late-ripening native Bulgarian variety, one of the most historic in the country (mentioned since Thracian antiquity).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of St. Dimitar Mavrud from Winery Zagreus are 2016, 2014, 0, 2015 and 2013.
Informations about the Winery Zagreus
The Winery Zagreus is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Thracian Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
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).
The word of the wine: Performance
Quantity of grapes harvested per hectare. In AOC, the average yield is limited on the proposal of the appellation syndicate, validated by the Inao. The use of high-performance plant material (especially clones) and better control of vine diseases have increased yields. This is not without consequences on the quality of the wines (dilution) and on the state of the market (too much wine). We must not over-simplify: low yields are not synonymous with quality, and it is often in years with generous harvests that we find the greatest vintages (1982 and 1986 in Bordeaux, 1996 in Champagne, 1990 and 2005 in Burgundy...).
