Nalozhen Pelin
⏳ Drinking Window
Typically best enjoyed within 1–2 years of release to preserve delicate herbal aromatics and freshness.
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
Cured charcuterie, sheep's milk sirene cheese, herb-roasted poultry
✨ Technical Specifications
Crafted as a revival of an ancient Bulgarian ethnobotanical tradition, this aromatized specialty relies on a base wine fermented alongside selected local grapes and macerated with wild wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) and a proprietary array of dried meadow herbs and botanicals. The traditional 'Nalozhen' method involves steeping these botanicals on fresh, intact grape bunches and lees inside stainless steel vats, balancing botanical bitterness with natural grape must sugars and vibrant acidity without artificial flavorings or excessive alcohol fortification.
🍾 About the Producer
Yalovo Winery (Old School Wines) was founded in 2014 by visionary Anton Tanev and French-trained oenologist Dimitar Dimov, breathing new life into an early 20th-century stone schoolhouse in the village of Yalovo, situated in the Danubian Plain along the northern foothills of the Balkan Mountains. Operating under a low-intervention, artisanal ethos, the estate champions indigenous and historical Balkan varieties alongside international grapes, working with high-density bush and trellis plantings on well-drained, undulating limestone and clay terrains. Viticulture emphasizes environmental stewardship, manual canopy management, and minimal cellar additions. Yalovo is celebrated for reviving obscure heritage cultivars like Kokorko, Pamid, Dimyat, Rubin, and Gamza. Alongside classical barrel-aged cuvées, the cellar preserves regional traditions by producing Nalozhen Pelin—an authentic, aromatized Bulgarian wine infused with wormwood, wild forest herbs, and fresh grapes—showcasing a rare confluence of ethnographic revival and sommelier-level precision.
🍇 Grapes
Red and white indigenous Bulgarian grape blend infused with wormwood and herbs
🍷 ABV
11.5%