Midalidare Reserve Brut, 1.5 L

Following the principles and practices built over the centuries in already recognized wine regions the Midalidare Sparkling Wine project was launched. 10 years ago, after a profound terroir analysis and assessment, the first vines of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier was planted on the Prisovete and Dabovets vineyards. In 2020 a top selection of Midalidare Sparkling is presented – Midalidare Reserve Brut NV. A sparkling wine made according to the traditional method of sparkling winemaking, bottle fermentation, at least 48 months ageing on the lees and made with exceptional attention to detail.

Appellation and origin: Sparkling wine from Bulgaria, Chardonnay Brut “Midalidare Reserve”, traditional sparkling winemaking Blanc de Blancs, Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: vineyards Prisovete and Dabovets (Bio certified). 

Grape variety: 100% Chardonnay from Prisovete and Dabovets.

Vintage: Non-vintage.

Volume: 1500 ml.

Closure: Cork.

Alcohol content: 12% vol.

Style: Blanc de Blancs.

Sweetness Scale: Brut.

Residual sugar: 1.3 g/l.

Maturity: Mature; could benefit from further ageing. Keep 10 years and more. 

Packaging: Each bottle is individually packaged in a stylish designed cardboard box.

Tasting notes: Shiny, golden-yellow colour. The mousse is rich, ample, and prolonged. An intensive fruity nose of ripe apple, pear, and meadow is followed by nicely balanced and fresh palate. Midalidare Reserve Brut NV is tensed, full-bodied wine with good structure and great potential.

Serving suggestions: Excellent aperitif. Great match for fried food, crustacean, oily fish, white meat, pasta, hard cheese, and desserts. Pair with smoked salmon and crispy potato chips, pasta or pizza with cheese, creamy shrimps, or oysters. Serve at 7-9°С, in Tulip wine glass.

Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 5-8°С.

Terroir: Prisovete & Dabovets vineyard

• Organic certified vineyard (Dabovets),
• Altitude 350-390 metres above sea level,
• Hilly terrain with 10% slope,
• Alluvial soils with presence of clay and slime, with a high content of carbonates (Prisovete),
• Clayey soils with high presence of limestone (Dabovets),
• Limited sunlight exposure,
• Northern air currents from the wide valleys,
• Mild winter, hot summer,
• Optimal proportion of sunshine and rainfall,
• Big temperature amplitude.

Viticulture: Wine is made at the vineyards

• Plants of French and Italian origin,
• Average age of vines 10 years,
• Northern exposure,
• East-West row orientation,
• Single vertical shoot positioning (VSP or single guyot),
• Density of vines 5000 per ha,
• Controlled yield 9-10 tons per ha,
• Single regulation of production - green pruning,
• Controlled water balance.

Winemaking: Traditional sparkling winemaking

• Harvest by hand in August,
• Cooling,
• Whole-cluster pressing,
• Separating the fractions,
• Stainless steel fermentation,
• Secondary bottle fermentation,
• Maturation (on the lees),
• Remuage (ridding),
• Degorgement (disgorgement),
• Dosage,
• Poignettage (shaking) and mirage (inspection),
• Bottle ageing.