Дата на публикуване: 04/11/2022
2022 is the most successful year for Midalidare Sparkling wines. On November 3rd, at official ceremony of The Champagne & Sparkling Wine World Championships 2022 in London UK, our sparkling wines was awarded three gold and three silver medals, two Best in Class trophy and a National Champion trophy.
Meet our medalists:
Midalidare Reserve Brut NV Magnum
Midalidare Deluxe Brut NV Magnum
Midalidare Blanc de Blancs Brut NV Magnum
Midalidare Premier Extra Brut NV Magnum
Midalidare Premier Extra Brut NV
Our sparkling wines were presented on the market in 2018 and the first recognition followed in the year after, both locally and internationally. Vintage after vintage we are getting better. 2022 is the most successful so far with 3 gold medals won. In just 4 years, 4 "National Champion" and a "World Champion Blanc de Blancs" titles were won, along with 7 "Best in Class" trophies, 7 gold and 15 silver medals. The winery was awarded "Rising Star" and "Chairman's Trophy" from the most prestigious international competition "The Champagne and Sparkling Wines World Championships".
We had not planned to produce sparkling wines when we started building the estate. The idea was born gradually as a result of extensive terroir studies in the village of Mogilovo. We realized that the conditions at two of our vineyards are quite similar to the ones in Champagne: hilly terrain with north exposure, northern air currents from the wide valleys, mild winter and hot summer, great temperature amplitudes, optimal proportion of sunshine and rainfall, alluvial soils with high presence of clay and slime, with a high content of limestone and ability to retain water. We analyzed and evaluated the opportunities and carefully planned the entire process. Our winemaking philosophy followed the principles and practices built over the centuries in established wine regions and in particular in Champagne: to produce wine according to the traditional sparkling winemaking, with bottle fermentation and at least 18 months of maturation on the lees. We knew what, how and why. It was just a matter of taking the first step on the sparkling road, willing to succeed. We decided to accept the challenge and launched Midalidare Sparkling project.
The first vintage was 2014 and the first wine - Midalidare Deluxe Brut NV was introduced in 2018. The year after Midalidare Blanc de Blancs Brut NV followed. Midalidare Reserve Brut NV and Midalidare Premier Extra Brut NV were presented in 2020, both made from the best Chardonnay selection. Last but not least was Midalidare Rose Extra Brut NV – the first sparkling rose made from the three approved varieties in Champagne: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. All five wines are styled Blanc de Blancs and Rose, with sweetness scale Brut and Extra Brut. A specially designed Sparkling winery was built and is operational from August 2022. The facility gatherers the whole process of traditional sparkling winemaking and is a part of the wine tour. The Midalidare Sparkling project is developing, new styles and vintage wines are planned.
Accolades, ratings, and feedbacks give us confident, and we will stay on the sparkling road. We are positive we made the right decision and now we are even more passioned about our work.
04.11.2022
