Bratanov Family Winery Vintage Pop Up Syrah & Viognier

Name: Bratanov Family Winery Vintage Pop Up Syrah & Viognier
Brand: Bratanov Family Winery
SKU: 3800228401255
Price: 24.0 GBP
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Bratanov Family Winery Vintage Pop Up Syrah & Viognier

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Producer Bratanov Family Winery

Country Bulgaria

Region Thracian Valley

ABV 14%

Tasting Notes

Blackberry, Violet, Black Pepper and Smoke

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More About Bratanov Family Winery Vintage Pop Up Syrah & Viognier

Bratanov Family Winery is a family-run estate in the South Sakar/Harmanli area of the Thracian Valley, Bulgaria, working organically and fermenting all wines with native yeasts to let terroir show through. They cultivate both local varieties (like Tamyanka) and international grapes including Syrah and Viognier, and are known for limited-batch, minimal-intervention wines crafted with careful vineyard selection and wild fermentation.

A Syrah & Viognier blend from Bratanov would typically showcase Syrah’s dark berry and spice character wrapped in supple, aromatic lift from a portion of Viognier, often fermented and aged without heavy oak so the fruit and mineral profile of the South Sakar terroir remain in focus. The result can be ripe yet fresh, with black-fruit aromas, floral hints, spice and a smooth, balanced palate, reflective of Bratanov’s vineyard-driven style and wild-yeast approach.

Meet the Producer, Bratanov Family Winery

Bratanov Family Winery

Style: Winery

Bratanov Family Winery sits right at the heart of Bulgaria’s modern wine revival, proving that the country’s winemaking potential stretches far beyond bargain supermarket bottles and vaguely remembered holiday rosé. Founded by the Bratanov family in southern Bulgaria’s Thracian Valley, the winery focuses on low-intervention wines made from both international grapes and local Bulgarian varieties, all with a strong sense of freshness, balance and regional identity.

The Thracian Valley provides ideal conditions for rich expressive reds thanks to warm sunshine, cooling breezes and diverse soils that help preserve acidity underneath all the ripe fruit. Cabernet Franc, Syrah, Merlot and Rubin all feature heavily in the range, often showing dark berries, spice, herbs and earthy savoury notes without drifting into heavy overripe territory. The wines feel modern and polished while still keeping a slightly wild Balkan personality underneath.

Rubin deserves special mention too. Bulgaria’s signature crossing of Syrah and Nebbiolo sounds like somebody accidentally created a wine grape in a mad scientist laboratory, but it produces genuinely brilliant wines packed with blackberry fruit, peppery spice and proper structure. Bratanov handles it beautifully.

What makes the winery especially exciting is how naturally it balances experimentation with drinkability. Amphora ageing, native fermentation and minimal sulphur all appear throughout the range, but the wines never become aggressively “natural” for the sake of it. They stay energetic, food-friendly and genuinely enjoyable to drink first and foremost. Bulgaria’s wine scene still feels massively underrated internationally, which honestly just means there’s loads of excellent stuff left for curious drinkers to discover.