Wine is the lock through which you peek into the heart.
The wines of the cellar are characterized by a dense body and high alcohol due to the good ripening of the grapes. The aromas are typical for the different varieties: plum, mint, berries, light jam notes. So far, the oak barrels soften them and give them spiciness and toasted tones. Annually 'Chateau Kolarovo' produces about 70,000 bottles. They are distributed in short boutique series. The wines are always powerful, with a soft southern character, ripe fruit and smoky notes.
The aim of the winery team is to make the produced wines an emblem of the Kolarovo and South Sakar region. Oenologists from Kolarovo do not compromise on quality in any step of the production process: from the grapes in the vineyard to the wine in the bottle. These efforts for individuality and perseverance in the quality of wines have been rewarded with dozens of medals from Decanter, Concours Mondial de Bruxelles, International Wine Contest Bucharest, Mondiales des Vins - Canada, Berliner Wine Trophy, Citadelles Du Vin.
Chateau Kolarovo is probably the only wine cellar of this size in Bulgaria, which has won so many international awards for its wines from prestigious competitions.
Vineyards
The winery owns 150 decares of its own, well-maintained vineyards, from the varieties Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Petit Verdot and Malbec, as well as new planted 150 decares. vineyards in which new varieties are already present, such as Chardonnay, Tamianka, Viognier, Grenache, Murveder and Mavrud. The winery also owns 50 decares with 40-year-old vineyards of the Merlot variety, which are part of the famous Kolarovski massif - one of the largest, oldest and most spacious vineyards on the territory of Bulgaria and the Balkan Peninsula.
Terroir
Chateau Kolarovo ”is located among the southwestern slopes of Sakar Mountain - the lowest mountain in Bulgaria. The soils in the region are brown to brown-forest, with low to medium rock content. The reproductive layer of the soil is very deep and high in nitrogen - warm, moisture-retaining and very well aerated. These prerequisites, as well as the fact that the region lacks any pollutants, create excellent conditions for growing high-quality white and red varieties of vines and harmony of aromas and delicate tastes, with a characteristic and explosive body, bringing together the expressive nature of south.
Climate
The climate in the region is continental-Mediterranean. Winters are mild - absolute temperatures do not fall below 0-5 ° C. Spring is warm, occurs early and is followed by hot and dry summers. The total sum of degrees for the vegetation period is relatively high - 4000 - 4200 ° C. The average spring rainfall is 5%. The average daily temperatures for the hottest months are 24-26 ° C, and the average value of the minimum temperatures for the year does not fall below 16-18 ° C. The average absolute minimum is between 10 and 15 ° C and winter colds usually do not last more than a week.
The wines of the winery are sold to private Bulgarian and foreign customers, to wine tours and tastings, which are held in the winery, in the online platform for promotion of Bulgarian winemakers Vinorium.bg and here in our online store. Exceptions to this are the wine shop and restaurant 'Sakar' in Harmanli (an amazing place for our colleagues from Villa Basareya, where wines are offered in almost all wineries in South Sakar), the company's winery and wine shop "Wine Gallery", located in Stara Zagora, and a shop for Bulgarian wine and delicacies 'Coupage' in Sofia.
