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No Man's Land Black Label 2003

Ничия земя Черен Етикет 2003
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Producer:
Damianitza (Дамяница)
Country:
Bulgaria (България) 
Region:
Thracian Valley (Тракийска Низина)
Vintage:
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2003
Variety:
Cabernet Sauvignon (Каберне Совиньон)

Merlot (Мерло)
Added by demiro
17 Jul 2008

Winemaker's notes:
The ultimate in Bulgaria wine production. Harvest date on 3 October 2003. The grapes were carefully selected and were hand picked at optimal ripeness. Following a process of skin contact, the juice was drained. The wine was left to age in French and Bulgarian oak barrels for 11 months. Barrel fermentation and lees contact increases the aroma and flavour complexity. Bottled in February 2005.

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How to drink it
Food: Chicken, Chicken Smoked, Couscous, Duck, Ham, Hamburger, Lamb (Grilled, Broiled), Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Pasta with Vegetables, Pates, Pizza, Quiche, Rabbit, Sausage, Spicy Chinese, Steak (Grilled, Broiled), Tuna, Turkey, Veal, Venison
Cheese: Brie, Camember, Danish Blu, Gouda, Gruyere, Pecorino Toscano, Sharp Cheddar
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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