Appelation and origin: Red wine, blend of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon & Malbec “Grande Cuvee” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled.
Vineyard: Karaliets and Dabovets (Bio certified).
Grape variety: Blend of 70% Merlot from Karaliets, 20% Cabernet Sauvignon from Karaliets and 10% Malbec from Dabovets.
Terroir:
Harvest: By hand, at the end of September for Merlot, in the second half of October for Cabernet Sauvignon and at the end of October for Malbec.
Winemaking:
Ageing: At least 12 months.
Ageing potential: Mature. Could benefit from further ageing. Keep 10 years and more.
Volume: 750ml, 1500 ml.
Closure: Natural cork.
Vigour, finesse, and irresistible fruit are combined in this magnificent cuvee by Midalidare. Created in 2009 as the winery’s first triple red blend, Grande Cuvee is different for each vintage, but always combines three of the most respected Bordeaux varieties: Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec.
Vines are of French origin, at average age of 11 years. The orientation of rows is East-West, with southern exposure. The forming is double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot). Regulation of production is twofold - the first operation is always done when the height of the shoots is 15-20 cm. The second regulation is made when the bunches start to change color, in the veraison period.
Deep, intensive inky colour with ruby shades. Elegant and complex aroma of ripe fruits – cherry, plum, blackberry and mulberry, fine notes of hips and elder-berry and hints of spices, smoke, and dried meat. Excellent concentration on the palate with ripe tannins. Very well balanced phenolics and acids. Round, soft, full-bodied with long aftertaste. Grande Cuvee is spicy wine with lush fruit, oaky touch, and elegant smoky taste. The finish is long and memorable, with spicy aftertaste.
The harvest takes place in the early morning, at the end of September for Merlot, in the second half of October for Cabernet Sauvignon and at the end of October for Malbec. Manually harvested grapes are carried out with 10-12 kg boxes.
The three varieties undergoes separated winemaking, and their proportion in the blend is different for each vintage. After 24-hour cooling the grapes are carefully double sorted by hand. At first the whole clusters are sorted and after being destemmed, the second sorting of the grapes is carried out. The fine selection of grapes enters 400-litres French oak barrels by gravity. There, at controlled temperature, cold soak takes place in order to obtain maximum coloring substance and fruity flavor from the skin. Gentle warming preceded the yeasts introduction and slow fermentation at controlled temperature. A post maceration is carried out for certain period. Then the wine is drained from the fermenters and fed for ageing into French oak barrels. Malolactic fermentation takes place under controlled temperature. The wine is aged for at least 12 months. Rough filtration, blending and bottling complete the winemaking. Grande Cuvee is not processed prior bottling so it is possible that natural sediment could form during the bottle ageing.
aLCOHOL CONTENT: 14% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.07 g/l
residual sugar: 3.4 g/l
ph: 3.37