| Producer | Bessa Valley |
| Country | Bulgaria |
| Region | Pazardjik |
| Varietal | Merlot |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Sku | 112557 |
| Size | 750ml |
| ABV | 13.00% |
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Bessa Valley is located on 250 ha, of which 140 have already been planted.
The main cellar forms an arc dug in the hill. The Rotunda is next to it, a place, where the fermentation is carried out. A Pergola connects the cellar with the administrative building. The walls of the buildings are faced in limestone, in which different sea inhabitants have left their traces.
Facts about the winery
The project started in 2001 by purchasing lands from around 800 people in the area of Ognianovo village (region of Pazardzhik).
Part of the cellar is dug in the rock, which is of a great significance for the preservation and maturing of the wine in oak barrels. The rock allows the maintenance of a constant temperature and humidity of the air.
Only acacia sticks are used for vine support.
Currently the yield from the Valley is around 650 000 kg of grapes. About 720 000 bottles of wine will be made from those. The grapes are picked manually by trained personnel and sorted twice during grape picking. The pickers collect only the best berries; the berries undergo a secondary sorting before being transported to the fermentation tanks.
The winery is 3 555 m3 in area and has a capacity of 2 500 barrels. Bessa Valley Winery is using only French oak barrels – barriques. Each one costs around €570 and is used only three times. After the third use, the barriques stop influencing the aging of the wine.
Alcohol fermentation and maceration take place for about 30 days.
The malolactic fermentation takes place into the tanks, and partially into some new barrels.
Enira Reserva ages on sediment for 16 months, 35% in new barrels and 65% one-year old barrels.
About 80% of the production is for export. The largest markets for the wine from the Valley are Great Britain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, USA, and Russia, and since recently – China, Japan and Hong Kong.
Petite Enira 2018 has a deep ruby colour. The strong and enduring fruity nose is dominated by cherry, wild berries and vanilla very well combined with the balanced taste result of the soft tannins due to the ageing in French oak barrels. Complex and lasting aftertaste distinguished by ripe fruit defines this wine as amazing and attractive.
Grape varieties:
Merlot: 56 %
Syrah: 24 %
Petit Verdot: 14 %
C.Sauvignon: 6 %
Winemaking:
Manual harvesting and quality control on the vineyard
Destemming and berries selection on the vibrating tables
Filling the concrete tanks by gravity with whole berries
Cold maceration: 3-5 days at 10-12⁰ C
Alcohol fermentation: 5-10 days at 24-26 ⁰ C
Hot maceration: 7-10 days at 28-30 ⁰ C
Malolactic fermentation in tanks
Aging in French oak barrels 30% two-year /70 % three-year-old for 12 months
Blending
Filtering
Bottling
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