Zagreus, St Dimitar, Organic Shiraz, Bulgaria
Bulgaria can make some really good wine, it’s got a good climate for makings big reds and this Shiraz is is a good example of a good drinking red.
A smooth red wine medium bodied with notes of spice and raspberry, cherry, black fruit, a little bit of oak and hints of coffee.
At £8 from Waitrose this is a really good red wine, a fiesta on the car world.
Bulgaria makes some very wines, lets get that straight and this blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Cabernet Franc is not bad at all, not outstanding though. There are aromas of black fruit and smokeyness with spice as you would expect. Its a reasonable purple colour, very dry and flavours of black fruit, spice and pretty smooth. there are tannins but they don’t suck your mouth dry. The problem I have with it is it should have been drunk a few years ago, everything finishes too early or its too light in the smell or flavour. My fault in reality.
At Eur15 a bottle its not cheap either, better 7 year old reds out there for that money.
Minkov Brothers, Oak Tree, 2013, Bulgaria
Bulgaria makes some excellent wine and this organic one from Orbelus is a very good wine. Its a full bodied rich red with an underlying sweetness and fine but firm tannins.
Made with Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot and Melnik (a local grape), there’s an earthy aroma with cherry, violets and oak notes that are joined with black fruits and spice with a hint of chocolate in there.
I really liked this for its well balanced fruit and smoothness.
Orbelus Prima, Organic blended red wine, Thrace, Bulgaria
This is a limited edition of 2000 bottles. Bulgarian wine does not have the greatest reputation. It’s a shame because it can produce great wine. This has aromas of spice, black plum and cherry that flows into the taste where there are firm tannins and a pretty dry finish. This is fairly standard Cab Sav from Bulgaria, at £13 a bottle it’s over priced. There are better Cab Sav’s at under £10 out there. It’s Commended award from the Decanter World Wine Awards is spot on, drinkable but that’s it.
Megalit, Thracian Treasure Cabernet Sauvignon 2012, Bulgaria