Vineyard: Karaliets and Dabovets (certified for organic production).
Variety: 75% Merlot from Karaliets + 25% Cabernet Franc from Dabovets.
Terroir:
- Certified vineyards for organic production (Daboovets),
- Altitude 300-390 meters,
- Hillly terrain with a 6%-10% slope,
- Alluvial, medium to low sandy, with a high clay content (Karaliets),
- Red clay soils with a high content of iron oxides (Daboovets),
- Mild winter and warm summer,
- Optimal ratio between sunshine and precipitation,
- Pronounced temperature amplitudes.
- Harvest: By hand, at the end of September (Merlot) and at the beginning of October (Cabernet Franc).
Vinification:
Cooling in a cold room,
Double sorting,
Cold maceration and decanting,
Slow alcoholic fermentation in steel tanks,
Post-fermentation maceration,
Malolactic fermentation,
Aging in French oak barrels.
Maturation: 10-12 months
Tasting notes: Intense ruby red color with light red highlights. Spicy and attractive fruity nose with a pronounced spicy nuance, a subtle hint of oak, notes of vanilla and chocolate and a bouquet of fruity aromas of ripe cherries, plums, mulberries, blueberries and raisins. Elegant, juicy and perfectly balanced in the mouth, with well-integrated tannins, the wine predisposes and refreshes with a sensation of ripe berries, raisins and aromatic spices. Midalidare Merlot and Cabernet Franc reveals a very long, spicy finish and a memorable fruity aftertaste.
Food pairing: Excellent companion for roasted red meat (beef, lamb), pork, duck, poultry; turkey with cranberries; pasta; roasted vegetables; goat cheese, feta and camembert cheese; mushroom dishes.
Recommended serving temperature: 16-18°C.
Recommended serving glass: Cabernet/Merlot or Bordeaux glass (high stem, wide rim, wide opening) or standard red wine glass.
Storage: In a dark, dry place at 12-15°C.
Maturity: Ready to drink, but can age in bottle for 2-4 years.
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Midalidare's eponymous wine series is a kind of homage to the natural features and climatic conditions characteristic of the village of Mogilovo. Part of the company's winemaking philosophy is to grow only grape varieties suitable for the unique terroir of the winery. The Midalidare wine series presents the unique features of the region in combination with the varietal characteristics of the grapes individually or in a blend. The charm of this series is visually supported by the beautiful single-color labels of the wines: each variety or blend has its own unique color.
The red color represents the charming combination of Merlot and Cabernet Franc.
The plants are of French origin, with an average age of 15 years. The rows are oriented East-West, with a southern exposure. The formation is double Guyot (vertical shoot positioning). The production regulation is twofold: green pruning when the shoots are 15-20 cm tall and a second regulation when the grapes start to change color, at the beginning of the ripening period.
