Gyurgya 2025

Around 350 mm of rain fell this year, which makes it probably one of the driest years the Struma Valley has ever seen. The winter was mild, similar to 2024, but the spring started more slowly this time, with chillier temperatures until the end of May. It was so different from the last few years that we didn't realize it was actually a normal spring. In June, the hot and dry summer hit in full force and, except for one good rain in July, kept it like that till the end of September. We met this vineyard in early July, when Emil saw it listed for sale. Turned out the guy didn't spray it with herbicides and used only copper, so we decided to buy a small quantity to test how it will turn out. The grapes were picked very early for a Broad-leaved Melnik because we noticed they started to loose it's acids.