Cyrillic isn’t my strong
suite. That is probably why I can’t offer you guys a lot of information about
the winery or the wine. The producer seems to be very big (so far I’ve counted
18 different labels), highly modern, probably very interested in the overseas markets, but hasn't got an English website.
The colour
was dark, opaque and emanated a virginal dark-red glow. The nose showed typical
Merlot herbs, a lot of super juicy dark red cherries, some rugged bitumen
fragrances, a bit of fruitful rum and a few diffuse roasting agents. All in all
a very velvety smooth, slightly over fruited and ingratiating bouquet. Neither good nor bad –
acceptable might be the correct term. The taste was very juicy (not in a bad
sense), fruitful and for a “bitter” person like me a little bit too sweet at
the base of the palate. In the background there were minimal aromas of earth,
usual Merlot
herbs and to the finish some bitter’ish impressions. Later, after 3 to 4 hours,
I seemed to taste aromas of coconut shell (perhaps a bit too much oak influence)
and aged liquorice. The texture appeared very Merlot’y smooth, almost
tannin’less and rather constructed, but it wasn't as bad as it might sound. A very
modern and mass suitable wine of a almost decent quality. Not really full of
suspense, but not a bad wine either. For this kind of money and not too high
expectations definitely worth to consider!
My cheeky and assumptive headline question can’t be verified. Marketing driven red nostalgia might nail it ;-). Not more! Anyway, the red star on the lable results from the location of the actual vineyard. This is located on the “No man’s land” (interesting similarity to Damianitza Estate) close to a former border patrol station between communist Bulgaria and Greece.
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