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Odessos Urban Winery
The Northern Black Sea region is strongly influenced by the proximity of the Black Sea. The climate is extremely favorable for the development of viticulture and is suitable for growing white grape varieties
Odessos is one of the new wave of Bulgarian wineries, located in the city of Varna on the Black Sea coast, with a groundbreaking and very modern concept and whose story began in 2016. After travelling around the world and gaining experience at some of the most prestigious wineries in Australia, New Zealand and Chile, the brothers Georgi and Vladislav Vankov came up with the idea of creating one of the first urban wineries in Bulgaria. Love for winemaking has been in their family for generations and the idea of creating Odessos was a natural continuation of this passion. If they have learned anything from the endless hours of work in different wineries around the world, it was that the most valuable asset for a great wine is its terroir. This clarified the motto and philosophy of the winery - to pursue and present their own interpretation of the Northern Black Sea region, working with carefully selected vineyards of prime terroir around the seaside city.
Returning from each of their wine campaigns in New World countries brought more and more success to their winemaking experiments and helped the Vankov brothers gain the necessary experience and courage to make their official start in 2020 with their first vintage. This consisted of four wines - Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Noir Rosé, Pinot Noir and Cabernet Franc. With their second vintage, they expanded the winery's portfolio, adding another Cabernet Franc from a different vineyard, Syrah, Riesling and a white from a local Bulgarian variety — Dimyat. With their third vintage, the team introduced another new label — Odessos Claret Blaskovo Single Vineyard 2022.
In March 2023, Odessos Cabernet Franc Kavarna Single Vineyard 2021 was selected for the ranking of Top 50 best Bulgarian wines by the Bulgarian wine media DiVino. A few months later the same wine also received a silver medal at the prestigious Decanter World Wine Awards.
THE STORY:
WINES:
Vetrino Claret Single Vineyard
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APPELLATION: Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria
GRAPES: 100% Cabernet Franc
VINEYARD: A single 14 year old vineyard located near the village of Vetrino, Varna region, in the Babuka area. The soil is alluvial and stony. The altitude is 300 m above sea level, 25 miles from the Black Sea coast.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to a cold room. The chilled grapes are sorted by hand and crushed in small open top fermenters. The crushed grapes are cooled and cold-soaked for 3 days until the desired color is achieved, after which they are pressed. The must naturally increases its temperature and begins spontaneous alcoholic fermentation. The temperature is controlled in the range of 18-22°С. After 14 days the wine is transferred to small The wine is aged for 3 months in Bulgarian barrels on the Bulgarian barrels for malolactic fermentation.fine lees and 3 months in a stainless-steel vessel. All Odessos wines are crafted with minimal intervention, appearance of noble lees is possible.
TECHNICAL FACTS: ABV: 13%, Total Acidity: 5 g/l, Residual Sugars: 4 g/lCOLOUR: Bright strawberry red.
NOSE: Intense red fruit aromas complemented by the typical pyrazine character of the grape variety.
PALATE: Elegant light to medium bodied claret, very fresh and fruity, with attractive cherry and raspberry notes along silky tannins, crisp acidity and vibrant fruity finish.
FOOD MATCH: Seafood, crustaceans, white meats, sausages and soft cheeses.
PRODUCTION: 2000 btls
DRINKING: 2025-2027
Byala Dimyat Single Vineyard
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APPELLATION: Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria
GRAPES: 100% Dimyat (Bulgarian indigenous grape variety)
VINEYARD: A single vineyard near the town of Byala, Varna region. The vines are over 40 years old and located only 2 miles away from the seacoast at the picturesque area and beach of Kara Dere. The soil is highly calcareous. The exposure is south-southeast at an altitude of 40 m above sea level.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to a cold room. The cooled grapes are manually sorted, crushed, and gently pressed at low pressure. The finest must is cold settled and racked for alcoholic fermentation which starts and undergoes 100% spontaneously. The The wine is aged for 3 months on the temperature of alcoholic fermentation is controlled at 15-18°C. fine lees. All Odessos wines are crafted with minimal intervention, appearance of noble lees is possible.
TECHNICAL FACTS: ABV: 11%, Total Acidity: 6.6 g/l, Residual Sugars: 1 g/l
COLOUR: Pale yellow with light green hues
NOSE: The nose bears the aroma characteristics of the variety - delicate nose of green apple and pea pods.
PALATE: Tight, muscular medium body with excellent freshness, distinct minerality and salinity on the palate, pronounced notes of lemon and fresh herbs, very moreish finish.
FOOD MATCH: Seafood, crustaceans, vegetarian dishes and salads, fresh cheeses.
PRODUCTION: 2000 btls
DRINKING: 2024 - 2028
Kavarna Cabernet Franc Single Vineyard
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APPELLATION: Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria
GRAPES: 100% Cabernet Franc
VINEYARD: The vineyard is located near Kavarna, in the region of Dobrich, 3 miles from the Black Sea coast. The vines are 10 years old, located near Cape Kaliakra, close to Shablenski vineyards. The soil is a mix of limestone and humus-carbonate. The exposure is south-southeast at an altitude of 120 m.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to the winery where they are sorted by hand and crushed in small, open-top fermenters, then cold soaked for 7 days. The fermentation starts spontaneously after a natural increase in temperature and is controlled within the range of 20-22°C while the pumping over, plunging and pigeage help to achieve a gentle extraction. After fermentation, the young wine is run off into Bulgarian oak barrels for 8 months aging, after which the wine spends an additional 8 months in stainless steel tanks for better integration of the oak aromas. The wine is crafted with minimal intervention, the appearance of a fine sediment is possible.
TECHNICAL FACTS: ABV: 13%, Total Acidity: 6.5 g/l, Residual Sugars: 1 g/l
COLOUR: Medium intensity, bright ruby colour
NOSE: Typical for Cabernet Franc - herbal aromas of peppers alongside abundance of cherry, blackcurrant and a touch of cocoa.
PALATE: Elegant medium body, fresh and juicy with a good balance between density and acidity, distinctive notes of ripe cherries, chocolate and light spices. Impressive long fresh finish.
FOOD MATCH: Grilled meats, lamb, sausages and hard cheeses.
PRODUCTION: 2000 bottles
DRINKING: 2025-2030
Venchan Riesling Single Vineyard
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APPELLATION: Black Sea Coast, Bulgaria
GRAPES: 100% Riesling
VINEYARD: A single vineyard near Venchan village, Provadia municipality, Varna region. The vines are 19 year old located between the foot of the Venchansko Kale and the Zlatina River. The soil is sandy-clay carbonates. The exposure is southeast at an altitude of 90 m, 25 miles from the Black Sea coast.
WINEMAKING: The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to a cold room. The cooled grapes are manually sorted, crushed, and gently pressed at low pressure. The finest must is cold settled and racked, then undergoes 100 spontaneous alcoholic fermentation. The temperature of alcoholic fermentation is controlled at 11-15°C. The wine ages 3 months on the fine lees and 1 year in the bottle before release. All Odessos wines are crafted with minimal intervention, appearance of noble lees is possible.
TECHNICAL FACTS: ABV: 12.5%, Total Acidity: 8 g/l, Residual Sugars: 2 g/l
COLOUR: Pale steel colour with a straw tint.
NOSE: Intense varietal nose of lime and beeswax with hint of petroleum.
PALATE: A very interesting light to medium bodied Riesling with excellent freshness - tight, lean and rich with notes of citrus peel, seeds, flint and beewax.
FOOD MATCH: Asian cuisine – Thai, Chineese, Indian, fish, seafood and shellfish, fresh cheeses.
PRODUCTION: 2000 btls
DRINKING: 2025-2032
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