Alcohol: 13.5%
Grape(s): 100% Evmolpia
Localization: Danube Plain, Shoumen, Tsarev Brod Village, Bulgaria
Tasting Notes: A deep purple-red wine of the Evmolpia grape variety. It boasts blueberry, blackberry and prune aromas. Medium- to full-bodied, paired with freshness and fruity finish.
Notes: Evmolpia is a Bulgarian grape variety that is obtained by crossing the Merlot and Mavrud grape varieties. The grapes are harvested in mid-September from our own vineyards near the town of Shumen. The wine ferments in small vessels, subject to continuous monitoring, and matures for 8 months in new French barrels of 400 l. This wine is a part of our Bulgarian Series of wines that serve as ambassadors of our call for the preservation of Bulgarian wine grape varieties.
The Domain: Between the two old capitals of Bulgaria – Pliska and Veliki Preslav, is nestled the picturesque Shumen village of Tsarev Brod, whose name bears our winery. In the immediate vicinity is the only rock bas-relief in Europe, a UNESCO World Heritage Site – the Madara Horseman.
The idea for our own winery was born in 2001, when Ivan Ivanov, together with his family, planted the first acres of grape vines in the village of the same name Tsarev Brod. The winery was built in 2015, a full 14 years after the first 27 hectares of vineyards were planted.The winery is located right next to the vineyard, so we achieve perfection in quality by processing the directly picked fruit.
This part of Bulgaria has been called “The home of white wine varieties”. The variety of styles and the quality of the wines produced here make it a true kingdom of these grape varieties.
Our success is due not to individuals but to the entire team of specialists who work in the cellar, observing perfection even in the smallest detail. This is how success is built. This is how the solid foundations of a perfect end product are laid. We are proud of our wine. We are proud of our team.
Ivan Ivanov, the owner of Tsarev Brod Winery, is an agronomist, a visionary and a dreamer. He has a vision and a philosophy that he follows closely. He grows his vineyards with the clear understanding that grapes are the leading element for a future winery. Quality vines take a long time to reach their optimum stage of growth. For a full eight years, before the idea of owning a winery was transformed from a dream into a reality, several Bulgarian wineries worked with Tsarev Brod grapes in the creation of their wines. In one of them at that time operated the young enologist Nikolay Krastev. This key acquaintance between him and Ivan in the past is the basis of the success of Tsarev Brod today.
