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Controguerra Bianco "Daniele" 2020 - IlluminatiWine Time
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Food pairing
Pairs beautifully with roast lamb, grilled meats, game and aged hard cheeses.
How to serve it
Tasting notes
Deep ruby colour. The nose combines cherry and dried plum with tobacco, sweet spice and a touch of oak. Medium to full-bodied, with fine, ripe tannins, good acidity and a long, spicy finish that carries the warmth of the Struma Valley.
About this wine
AplauZ is the premium range of Villa Melnik, a family winery in the Struma Valley, the warmest wine region in Bulgaria. Melnik 55 is the local grape created in Melnik by crossing the Broad-Leaved Melnik vine with Valdiguié, keeping the character of the old variety while ripening earlier.
The 2018 vintage was aged in oak: cherry, dried plum, tobacco and spice over fine tannins. It is a serious, warm red that shows how expressive the Melnik grapes can be in the hands of a dedicated producer.
Serve at 16–18 °C with lamb, grilled meat or mature cheeses.