White · Kresna, Struma Valley
Keratsuda
A near-lost white, kept alive by a handful of growers.
Keratsuda survives on a few dozen hectares in the Struma Valley. Textural and gently phenolic, it is a reminder of how much Bulgarian viticulture nearly lost.
Flavour profile
- Quince
- Dried herbs
- River stone
- Textural
Where it grows
Struma Valley
A narrow south-western corridor opening toward the Aegean, where sandstone pyramids shelter the vineyards of Melnik.