Mavrud Reserve by Zagreus

Mavrud Reserve '19 by Zagreus

Where: Thracian Valley, Bulgaria

Grape: Mavrud

This Bulgarian red wine is one we'll be drinking on Christmas Day. Savoury, rich and complex, with a long and persistent finish, it has delicious notes of dark red fruits, pepper and dark chocolate. One everyone will love, and a great talking point to come from a region most won't have tried.

A little something we think you should know: the Thracian Valley is one of the oldest winemaking regions in the world. Thracian wine is mentioned in the Iliad and the Odyssey, including a scene in which Odysseus kills the cyclops after getting it drunk on fine Thracian wine. Purported to be the birthplace Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, archaelogical evidence does suggest it was an important supplier of wine to the people of Troy. Because of this  history of winemaking, production and consumption of wine is said to be inseparable from the Bulgarian character and historical national culture.

Like the sound of this? Try this other Bulgarian wine with the same grape - this time a sparkling