• Black Shadow 2019 - Four Friends


'Black Shadow' is the name of the top blend from the Four Friends winery. This is a 'single vineyard' wine made from organically grown grapes with an average age of 15 years. The blend consists of Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, and Petit Verdot varieties, each vinified separately and aged for 15 months in French oak barrels (40% new, 60% used). The crucial moment in the final blend is made by Petar Iliev, the winemaker at the estate, who may vary the composition each year, with the exception that Merlot forms the base. In the glass, it exhibits an opaque and intense garnet-red color, perhaps inspiring the name 'BLACK SHADOW'. The nose is attractive with hints of milk chocolate, plums, licorice, and blackberry. On the palate, it offers a round, juicy body with silky tannins, superb concentration, and a spicy and long finish reminiscent of cocoa, vanilla, and tobacco leaf.

The wine has serious aging potential. Decanting is recommended.

It pairs well with red and grilled meats, such as beef or lamb, as well as game meats. It also complements ripe cheeses or Risotto with mushrooms and truffle.


Award: TOP 50 best Wines of Bulgaria 'Divino BG' 2022  

  Winemaker: Four Friends winery

 Region: Thracian Lowlands PGI

  Grape: 54% Merlot, 26% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot. Vineyards village Gorno Botevo, 14 y old, biological growing

  Style: dry, complex en full-body

    Vintage: 2019

   Aging:  15 months in oak: 40% new, 40 second fill, 20% third fill

   Maturity: ready to drink, but it can mature further +10 years

   Closure: cork

      Alcohol: 14,5 %

   Volume: 750 ml

   Serve:  16-18°C

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Black Shadow 2019 - Four Friends

  • € 24.90

  • Ex Tax: € 20.58
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