RKS 2025 Wine: A Devilish Bulgarian Wine

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We try a pentagram Cabernet Sauvignon from the Bulgarian Black Sea Coast. Pentagram hmmmmm. What the devil’s going on here!

The winery sits on a 3.5 km. peninsula on the Southern Black Sea Coast. The area has been under Greek, Byzantine, Roman and Ottoman rule.

The grapes were hand picked and sorted and fermentation was in stainless steel then 6 months of ageing in oak barrels.  

Aroma: Blueberry, black currant, blackberry and hints of dark chocolate.

Palate: Black fruit abounds. A bit brackish and curt. Moderately tannic and minuscule chalkiness. Decent structure but the fruit has largely wandered from the bouquet into the waiting waters of the Black Sea.

Personality: Why did someone give me a devilish name. I am neither Damien nor Linda Blair. I’ll be stuck with this curse until they change my name.

Food Match: Kiofte

Cellarbility: Drink by 2025-year end.

Price: $16.50 CDN.

RKS 2025 Wine Rating: 85/100.

(pentagram 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon, PGI Thracian Valley, Black Sea Gold, Pomorie, Bulgaria, 750 mL, 13.5%).

Published by Robert K Stephen (CSW)

Robert K Stephen writes about food ,drink, travel, film, and lifestyle issues. He also has published serialized novels "Life at Megacorp", "Virus # 26, "Reggie the Egyptian Rescue Dog" and "The Penniless Pensioner" Robert was the first associate member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada. He also holds a Mindfulness Certification from the University of Leiden and the University of Toronto. Be it Spanish cured meat, dried fruit, BBQ, or recycled bamboo place mats, Robert endeavours to escape the mundane, which is why he has established this publication. His motto is, "Have Story, Will Write."

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