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Some Descriptions of Early Melnik Wines
(Almost all the material on the web relating to Early Melnik is about the wine or wines of some one particular winery, thus being in effect advertising. This is about all we cxould find that is generic to the grape.
“The resultant wine is usually quite different from that made from Broadleafed Melnik, although some bottles confusingly still bear front labels calling the wine merely ‘Melnik’.”
“Melnik 55 and Broad-leaf Melnik grow almost exclusively in Struma Valley in the Southwestern part of Bulgaria. This mountainous area delivers elegant and peppery reds with flavors of strawberry, blackberry, black pepper, mesquite and soy sauce…Pure, single-varietal Early Melnik are much lighter in body, similar to Gamay from Beaujolais.”
“Melnik 55 is a hybrid from the Bulgarian grape Melnik. This is interesting with dark plum, red fruit, white pepper, and sandalwood notes. This is rich and delicious with a small touch of rustic quality. Tannins are medium and this tastes like a less jammy Southern Italian wine. ”