Aplauz – Viognier Sur Lie
Variety: Viognier
Current Vintage: 2024
Alcohol:12,5 %
Region: Vinogradi village, PGI Melnik
Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel and oak barrels. Aged 6 months on fine lees in oak.
Characteristics: Aplauz Viognier is balanced and elegant, with creamy texture, complex aromas, and noble character. Pale straw color with green hues. Seductive bouquet of peach, white cherry preserve, butter, and brioche. The palate is full, rounded, and generous, with peach confit on the finish. Enjoy young or let it age gracefully.
Keratsuda
Vintage: 2025
Variety: Keratsuda
Alcohol: 12.5% vol.
Vinification: The wine is fermented in stainless steel.
Characteristics: After a long wait, the iconic local variety – Keratsuda, is here again. The new vintage reveals the character of the Struma Valley in a bottle: a wine that is both refined and gentle, but possesses surprising complexity. Created for connoisseurs of authentic Bulgarian wines.
Spring freshness
With the arrival of the spring season and the transition to white, rosé and lighter red wines, VILA MELNIK offers you a “SPRING FRESHNESS” package. It includes some of our established products as well as some new and little-known wines.
Our focus is on wines with less or no oak aging, which can be easily combined with any spring table.
- Aplauz Chardonnay Sur Lie – golden, dense and complex wine, vinified using French – sur lie technology;
- Orange Wine – Aromatic and dense, orange wine from Viognier and Keratsuda;
- BERGULE Viognier & Chardonnay – Light and fruity wine with aromas of flowers and white fruits;
- BERGULE Rosé from Shiroka Melnishka Loza, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Pinot Noir;
- BERGULE Melnik and Pinot Noir – A delicate red wine with a velvety taste from Shiroka Melnika vine and Pinot Noir;
- GSM – A classic blend of Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre. The wine we dedicate to our wine friends Andrey and Nadya, from whose vineyard in the village of Harsovo the grapes come.
We recommend serving both reds slightly chilled!
Thanks for the photo Beatris Kranz!
Bergulé – Chardonnay & Viognier
Variety: Chardonnay, Viognier
Current Vintage: 2024
Alcohol:13 %
Region: Vinogradi village, PGI Melnik
Vinification: Fermented in stainless steel. The blend was made after fermentation.
Characteristics: A delicate blend that combines the floral elegance of Viognier with the lively freshness of Chardonnay. The nose is gentle and inviting – white flowers, juicy peach, and ripe citrus. Clean taste, medium body, and pleasant fruity length. A perfect choice for summer evenings and light dishes.
Orange Wine
Variety: Viognier 75%, Keratsuda 25%
Current Vintage: 2022
Alcohol: 12%
Vinification:
Fermentation with the skins for two weeks, followed by resting on the fine lees for four weeks.
Characteristics:
Orange wine is made from white grapes using a special technique. The key lies in the skins of the white grapes. While white wines are usually made by separating the skins from the juice, which then ferments alone, orange wines are created by allowing the skins to macerate and ferment together with the juice. From the skins come the deeper color (yellow, ochre, orange), the distinctive flavors and aromas, and the tannins that give orange wine its signature taste. In a way, it is white wine made by the technique of red wine.
