Dimitrovgrad, Svilengrad, Mineralni bani and Harmanli in Haskovo, BulgariaThis variety is used to make high-quality red varietal wines, as well as coupage wines and rosé wines. The young wines have characteristic notes of violets, exotic flowers, smoke, rosemary, thyme, raspberries, blueberries and black currant. The wines are characterized by a very dense garnet colour, with purplish shades and high density. They have great potential for aging. When mature, these wines acquire new aromatic notes of chocolate, tobacco and leather.