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Kapatovo 2012

Капатово 2012
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Producer:
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Kapatovo (Капатово)
Country:
Bulgaria (България) 
Region:
Thracian Valley (Тракийска Низина)
Vintage:
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2012
Other vintages: 
2009 [68]
 2011
Variety:
Shiraz (Сира (Shiraz))

Petit Verdot (Пти Вердо)

Marcelan (Марселан)

Primitivo (Примитиво)
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25 May 2014

Winemaker's notes:
The blend is with increased participation of Syrah. This makes the body more tightly compared to the 2011 harvest. The style of the wine is preserved. The grapes are carefully sorted by hand. The fermentation is on whole grains, juice contacts with the skins about 3 weeks.
Lactic fermentation and maturing are again in French barrels, as one third of them are first wine refueling. Oak is a combination of different woods and structure, which brings added complexity. Maturation in the barrels lasts nine months and a half.

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How to drink it
Food: Antipasto, Carpaccio (Beef), Couscous, Duck, Ham, Hamburger, Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Pates, Pheasant, Rabbit, Sausage, Spicy Mexican, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Tuna, Venison
Cheese: -
Temperature: 16-18 °C
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Let's say a grape variety normally takes 120 days to ripen. In an especially hot year, it may ripen after only 110 days; in a cooler year, after 130 days. Viticulturists generally do want a long growing seasons. Long ripening allows components in the grape other that sugar - tannins, for example - ...
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