Santa Sarah Sauvignon Blanc
2023
Santa Sarah Wine Estate has a particular focus on Sauvignon Blanc as a grape variety, which is used as a platform for experimentation, experience, learning, and sharing. In 2004, the estate produced one of the first Sauvignon Blanc wines in Bulgaria, and since then, they have continued to develop their expertise in this area. To further this focus, six years later, the estate has planted 13 plots of their own vineyards with the Sauvignon Blanc variety on an area of 7.2 hectares, as well as 2 plots of the Semillon variety on an area of 0.30 hectares. The vineyards are located on the southern slopes of Stara Planina, near the Black Sea coast. This location provides a varied slope from 3 to 15o and an altitude of 30 to 130 meters, as well as a good mixture of soils and mainly Southeast and North-South orientation. These factors work together to create complex wines with distinctive individuality. The region's warm days and cool nights provide an extended growing season that allows the grapes to develop strong, intense varietal characteristics while maintaining a balanced, fresh natural acidity. The combination of the region's climate and the vineyard's location and soil contributes to the wine's unique character. Neven Barakov takes care of the grapes and vines and Kalina Dyankova is credited with creating and growing the wine.
