[You can understand the red wine of Bulgarian wine! ] A set of 6 bottles of 3 types of Bulgarian red wines carefully selected by Bulgaria's leading winery Catargina and Rising Star Winery Rossidi]
Red × 2 bottles each 6 bottles total (750ml×6)
(1) Mezek Mavrud
Harmonious taste of 100% Bulgarian endemic varieties. The balance between the firm taste of ripe fruit and tannins is good, and the mouthfeel is fresh and juicy. It has a smooth texture and a pleasant aftertaste that lasts for a long time.
It goes well with lamb grilled with herbs, hamburger steaks, hard cheeses such as comté, cheddar, and mimolette, okonomiyaki and sauce yakisoba, ethnic and Chinese cuisine.
The most popular bottle in the series is named after the town of Mezec, where the tomb of the Thracian king who took the world by storm with ancient winemaking. In previous vintages, he has won many awards, including the use of "JAL First Class Lounge Wine", the selection of "100 Culinary Kingdom Masterpieces", the gold award of "The Best Wine to Drink in Japan", and the selection of Grand Rum Wine in the "Rum Wine Contest".
(2) Cheval Rubin
The notable grape variety "Rubin" was created by crossing Syrah and Nebbiolo. Rubin is a hybrid variety created in the 1950s in Preven on the Danube Plain in northern Bulgaria. It is popular for its rich fruit flavor, smooth tannins, and elegant acidity, which show the characteristics of both varieties. Rubin combines ripe red fruits, oak and spice aromas to create a velvet-like soft texture and a long finish. It goes well with meat spaghetti, liver stewed in red wine, grilled red meat, risotto, etc.
(3) Rossidi Cuvée
A blend of the best grapes of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Syrah.
Spicy aromas of red cherry, blueberry, chocolate, and pepper and vanilla. In order to preserve the fresh elements of the fruit, it is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels that have been used 2~3 times. It has a spicy, peppery flavor, firm texture, and a juicy finish.
It also goes well with Chinese dishes such as sukiyaki, grilled lamb with herbs, shumai, char siu, and xiaolongbao.
[Rossidi]
Rosidi is an up-and-coming winery founded in 2005 in the village of Nikolaevo, in the northeastern part of the Thracian Valley in Bulgaria.
The vineyard, located at an altitude of 300 meters, is a combination of limestone and gravel with clay, and is surrounded by cool air, making it the perfect environment for grape cultivation with a large temperature difference between day and night.
Rossie's backbone is supported by winemaker Peter Georgiev, who pursues Rossidi's ideal delicate and elegant taste every day.
In the years since its first release, its high quality and commitment to winemaking have earned it a reputation, and it has been selected as Bulgaria's No. 1 wine by DIVINO, and has been highly praised by wine industry heavyweights such as Steven Spallua and Jancis Robinson.
[Cathargina]
In 2004, Christoph Trilinsky founded Catalgina in 2004 on the ancient Thrace land called NO MAN'S LAND, north of the Bulgarian-Greek border, which was inaccessible to people for many years.
Trilinski, who loves nature and people, saw grapes as a manifestation of soil, sunlight, breeze, and mental imagery, and decided to devote his heart and soul to transforming the best parts of them into wine.
Wine is a gift from God – at Cathargina Winery, we inherit Trilinski's beliefs, and our devout staff always works with this in mind.
Dionysus (Bacchus), the god of wine, originated from the god of wine who was revered in Thrace. In the Norman's Land, now Svilengrad, the ancient Thracians made wine thousands of years ago.
The reason why winemaking began in this No Man's Land was not because the climate was optimal for grapes. It has a temperate climate, and the temperature does not drop too much in winter, and the annual solar radiation is the largest in Bulgaria.
It is a pristine border zone between Bulgaria and Greece and Turkey, and the nearby Mezek is home to the tomb of an ancient Thracian king famous for its winemaking, which shows that this place is the wine land of choice.
The 550-hectare winery grows on soils with varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Mavrde, Malbec, Syrah, Tempranillo, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc.