This wine has been tasted and evaluated by Raimonds Tomsons, ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023, who awarded a score of 92/100. Click here for a detailed product sheet and exclusive commentary on the tasting.
Producer : Castel Mimi
Product Name : Negru de Bulboaca Grand Reserve
Vintage : 2018
Country : Moldova
Region : Codru
Appellation : Codru
Color : Red
Product type : Wine
Website : https://castelmimi.md/
Tasting session May 2024
Score achieved : 92/100
Published on 27/10/2025
Clear and bright with a moderately intense ruby core and light orange rim.
Generous but refined nose of ripe, sweet dark fruits – cassis, blackberry and blueberry, fine and generous oak notes of dry spice, charred wood and vanilla, a scent of savouriness like leather and black earth. Aeration reveals notes of dark chocolate, liquorice and roasted coffee bean, still youthful and gaining in complexity.
Rich and full in body with moderate but very polished and well-integrated tannin supported by mild acidity – still giving a sense of balance and freshness to the generous structure. Midpalate is dense and concentrated with plenty of dark sweet cherries, plums and black currant, warming spice like cinnamon, cumin, roasted fine oak notes complemented by bitter chocolate and liquorice. Warming, spicy and persistent on the finish.
Despite the remarkable concentration and density, the wine has charm, balance and refinement. This will develop gracefully through the next 15+ years.
Raimonds Tomsons
ASI Best Sommelier of the World 2023
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