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Yuli's Grand Reserve Shiraz 2019
PGI Thracian Valley
From a family that’s been winning Golds for their wines since 1907, this is a succulent, oak-aged Shiraz with four years' age and lots of oaky depth. It’s not from the usual suspect – Australia – rather it’s from Bulgaria’s superior Thracian Plains.
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Mature notes of cherry, blackcurrant, herbs, spice, mocha finish
Aroma
Ripe black cherries, cassis, herbs and mellow sweet spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
We are longstanding fans of Yuli Yamantiev’s fruity Shiraz. Now they have made a special edition red. Also from Shiraz, the Grand Reserve, uses the best grapes of the vintage. Yuli’s family winery has a story of persistence. Opening in the 1900s in Bulgaria’s southwest, their wines were already winning Golds in London as early as 1907. Fast forward to 1945, Russian tanks rolled in and the family lost winery and land. Years later, in the 1990s, Yuli and wife Ivana discovered another wine estate in need of repair and set about restoring it. It’s been tough, but hard work has seen success. Aged 8 months in part new French oak, it blends sweet spice with juicy blackberry and cherry notes, with a lingering mocha finish. Great with roast lamb.
For the 2017 vintage
