Sarkel's estate official. Winery "village Tsimlyanskaya"

The Sarkel manor is a guest house in Tsimlyansk, which is located at Sarkel village, per. Western, 31. The distance to the city center is 4.9 km.

Manor Sarkel in Tsimlyansk: infrastructure

Guests can use the following services: organizing excursions, renting bicycles, ordering food and drinks in the room, well-groomed garden, playing billiards, parking for cars, playground for games, cozy bar, transfer (for a fee).

Room Information

Usadba Sarkel offers 4 rooms of different price categories: quadruple room, double room.

The rooms are equipped with all amenities, including a work desk, air conditioning. For leisure, guests are offered a flat-screen TV. In the bathroom you will find a hairdryer, free toiletries. Guests have at their disposal a mini-bar, refrigerator, microwave oven, electric kettle. Some rooms offer wonderful views of the sea, lake, garden and landmark.

In the village of Sarkel, which is located almost on the banks of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, there is another winery, which I, tasting_of_life And a_mne_nado visited during our small wine tour of the Rostov region. This is a project Igor Gubin, private winery "Sanitsa Tsymlyanskaya". The estate has approximately 13 hectares of vineyards, which begin immediately outside the winery. The following varieties are grown: Aligote, Chardonnay, Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon, Tsimlyansky Black, Krasnostop, Saperavi, Merlot.

The winery building itself is small, but very cozy. In the yard there is a destemming machine and a vertical press.

Steel containers with a volume of 5 and 2 thousand liters.

The barrel park is small and varied. There are both 400 liter Bulgarian barrels and 225 liter French and Phanagoria barriques.

Tasting .
Partially, I already got acquainted with the wines of this producer in August at the VI regional exhibition “Grapes without Borders” in Novocherkassk. Therefore, it was interesting to compare my impressions and try something new.

White wines .

Aligote 2014 oak aged again left a very positive impression. Fresh, clean, with charming fruits, original steppe herbs and delicate oak. Detailed tasting description. In my opinion, this was the best white wine I've tasted on this trip. The sample turned out to be just as cute. semi-sweet Aligote 2014, produced by the method of stopping the fermentation by cold and also aged in a barrel. Flower honey, meadow herbs, dried apricots in aroma and good acidity in taste.

Riesling 2014. A simple yet fairly clean sample with a bright note of green apple.

Red wines .
I managed to try a new line of blended wines "Khazar", "Silk", Sarkel. The names are dedicated to the Khazar fortress Sarkel, which rests at the bottom of the Tsimlyansk reservoir and through which the Great Silk Road once passed.

"Khazar" 2014 . Saperavi + redstop (60%), Tsimlyansky black, merlot. Barrel aging - 6 months. Extractive, rustic, tannic, with high acidity, but a weak and indistinct structure. And this is what spoils the whole impression of wine.

“Silk” 2014. Tsimlyansky black (35%), saperavi + merlot (37%), cabernet sauvignon (28%). Exposure 6 months. Harmonious mature aroma with notes of black berries, spices, smoke. On the palate, juicy, soft, with fresh acidity, a certain supply of tannins and a good structure. Medium long aftertaste. A lovely wine that leaves a lasting impression.

Sarkel 2014. Cabernet Sauvignon (50%), Tsimlyansk Black (25%), Redstop (25%). Aging is currently 8 months, planned 12. Complex aromatics with notes of leather, blackcurrant, dark chocolate and spices. It is still difficult to evaluate the taste, the abundance of green tannins interferes. But already now one can see an elegant body and a harmonious relationship between aroma and taste. It is very interesting what will come out of this wine in the end.

Summing up, I would like to wish the winery to obtain a license as soon as possible. I really want to see the products of this farm on the shelves of stores. In this case Aligote 2014 And "Silk" 2014 I would buy regularly.

Recently, something more and more often remembered the warm autumn days on a trip to the Rostov region and its rich program. The impressions are so strong that it seems like it was yesterday.
I invite you to visit the "Sarkel Manor" - a private winery and cheese factory.

Sarkel is a Khazar fortress from the 9th century. Later taken by the ancient Russian prince Svyatoslav Igorevich and renamed the Belaya Vezha. In the 12th century, the city was ravaged by the Polovtsy and it was thoroughly abandoned - so that even the exact location of the former fortress was lost. In the 20th century, it was found, but not for long - in the 1950s, the territory of the ancient settlement was flooded by the waters of the Don overflowing into the Tsimlyansk reservoir.

1. Now the name Sarkel is located in the vicinity of the former fortress, the village of Tsimlyansky district of the Rostov region. It is where the "Manor" is located (Western Lane, 31).
In addition to a cheese factory and a winery, there is also a guest house with comfortable rooms and a view of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, which is very close here. 10 minutes walk to the beach

3. We got here at a great time)

4. Evening, a glass of local wine and vineyards in the rays of the setting sun. What could be better)

5. In total, the farm has 13 hectares of its own vineyards

8. Wine from local grapes was given by Peter to the French king, and in 1813 in Paris, in honor of the victory of the Russian troops, 3,000 bottles of Tsimlyansk sparkling wine were devastated.

And yes, they let bloggers into the vineyard to graze: D
Olesya lica_alica and Olya olgabobkovafoto excited!

9. The winery is quite small. Pleasant smell, homely atmosphere

11. Stocks and stand of wine glory

12. Barrels. All the necessary wine equipment - a press, a crusher, a fermentation department - is also here. It also has its own laboratory for the necessary wine research.

13. The wines here are author's, about 70 thousand bottles are produced a year. Of course, these are not all types that are produced here)
Sparkling wines and cider are also born here. It is made from own apples grown in the local apple orchard.

16. The tasting was not without local cheeses. They are prepared from fresh milk according to a special recipe, without preservatives and impurities. Local methods are added to European technologies here.

In total, there are about 10 varieties of soft, semi-hard and hard cheeses. Of the unique ones - Sarkel, hard Khagan and Khazars (Khazars in the 1st sector). Khazar ripens for 15 days, is covered with food protection that saves from shrinkage. Close to Italian Cachotta. Kagan is no longer here, but he is with white mold and sandy consistency.
In the center - also unique, sarkel. It is made for 5 days, with the addition of cloves, pepper, parsley and tarragon. For a day in the manufacture it is dipped in ale, and then rolled in paprika.

Other cheeses - delicate Italian scamorza (5th, the heads are molded by hand, matures for a week, then dried), on the 7th - belper knole made according to Swiss technologies (a mixture of cheese mass with garlic, rolled in pepper and paprika. Make 3 days)

"Sarkel Estate" offers tours of the vineyards with a visit to the observation deck and a story about the Don grapes, a winery with a visit to the wine cellar, wine tasting with a winemaker and cheeses with a technologist.
Meals and transfers can be arranged upon individual request.

In addition to wine tours, here you can relax on the beaches of the reservoir, ride rafts.

That's it. We'll see Rostov-on-Don soon)

Rostov region-2017.

It turns out that grapes are grown not only in the Krasnodar Territory, but also to the north - in the Rostov Region. In mid-July, I visited the banks of the Tsimlyansk reservoir, where the Sarkel estate is located. Here they produce garage wines and you can buy homemade cheese.

The term "garage wines" is used for small farms producing up to 6,000 bottles of wine per year, usually one family working on such a farm. Interestingly, such wineries do not need a license for alcohol, as they produce a small volume of bottles.

In addition to the tour, we also tasted many wines, I liked the dry white Kumshatsky (Sarkel estate, 2016). After tasting all kinds of homemade cheeses. All of them are very tasty, I especially liked the firm varieties.

On the Sarkel estate, you can not only watch the production of garage wines live, but also those who wish can stay in a Provencal-style home hotel overlooking the vineyards and the Tsimlyansk Sea. Of the advantages, there is a good 3G speed from MegaFon, it was more than 10 Mbps, which allows you to upload photos from the tasting immediately to the social network, and if necessary, you can live in a hotel and work remotely.

Remember the address: the estate is located 240 km from Rostov-on-Don or 7 km from the city of Tsimlyansk.

2. The wine shop is small.

3. The homestead has a relaxing atmosphere.

4. Vineyards against the backdrop of the Tsimlyansk reservoir.

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6. During the tasting, I liked the white dry Kumshatsky (Sarkel estate, 2016).

7. We tried cheeses, I really liked hard varieties.

8. There is a hotel on the second floor.

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13. The owner of the estate talked about his wine.

- one of the brightest and most charismatic representatives of the Don winemaking. Igor Gubin — project coordinator "Villa Zvezda" and "Sarkel Manor", he revives ancient traditions, relies on native varieties, promotes the tourism potential of the Don Valley and produces original wines.
So, from the Khazar Khaganate to the Cossacks, from Tsimlyansk to Sarkel, from Krasnostop Zolotovsky to Kumshatsky Bely in an interview with Igor Gubin.

— What attracted the financier to the world of wine?

In 2000, I felt that I had outgrown the position of financial director, which I held in the Moldovan company Dionis Club, and was ready to become the head of the enterprise. Just at that time, I received an offer to head the winery of Tsimlyansk Wines OJSC, after some doubts, I agreed.

— While working in Moldova, did you participate directly in the process of wine production?

No, my job responsibilities included working with banks. By the way, I was an ordinary top manager at Tsimlyansk Wines, and I had nothing to do with vineyards - I was involved in sales and staff motivation. I have been immersed in the production process for the last seven years. At first I tried to make wine from purchased grapes, then I planted my own vineyard and became so involved that today I can’t imagine my future life without it.

— Tell us about your winery “Sarkel Estate”.

"Sarkel Manor" is my personal project. This is a boutique, small farm. Vineyards occupy 13.2 hectares.
We cultivate international varieties and our Don aborigines, including Tsimlyansky black, Krasnostop Zolotovsky, Sibirkovy, Pukhlyakovsky, we also planted two hybrids - Saperavi Severny and Citron Magaracha. From the very beginning, we tried to approach everything professionally, consulted with oenologists and a Spanish winemaker who worked at Tsimlyansk Wines. Now we produce about 30 thousand bottles a year, we plan to increase the output, but within the framework of garage winemaking.
Sarkel Manor is also a tourism project. We have built a guest house for ten people, we have a cheese factory where master classes are held, we will soon open a restaurant, we plan to launch a bakery, produce balsamic vinegar, by the way, the first batch is already aged in barrels.

- And "Villa Zvezda" ...?

In the Villa Zvezda farm, we work on shares with a partner, this is a larger enterprise, the vineyard area is 92.6 hectares, and we produce about 200 thousand bottles a year.

— What is the difference between the terroirs of Sarkel Manor and Villa Zvezda?

"Sarkel Estate" is characterized by Tsimlyansk terroir. The winery is located on the right high bank of the Don, the vineyards lie at an altitude of 70 meters above sea level, dominated by the southern and southeastern slopes. Constant strong winds coming from the east from Kalmykia provide good ventilation of the vineyards and protect against diseases. An additional plus is the large Tsimlyansk reservoir, which "works as an accumulator", cooling in the summer and releasing the accumulated heat in the autumn.
"Villa Zvezda" is located in the Martynovsky district, 60 km from the "Sarkel Estate", in the interfluve of the Sal, the left tributary of the Don, and the Don itself. In general, the Rostov region has a fairly flat, steppe landscape, but the vineyards of "Villa Zvezda" are located on the hills, with a predominance of the southern slopes. The influence of the winds is less felt here. As for the soil composition: gray loams prevail in Tsimlyansk and there is a supporting layer of green clay, and in the interfluve area there are red loams and there is no such layer, but limestones lie in the depths.

— What wine-growing zones can be distinguished on the Don?

To date, there is a single appellation called the Don Valley, but this is the longest zone in length, it is very diverse, so there are talks to highlight smaller subzones. Some ambitious wineries practically demand that their terroirs be declared unique, in my opinion, this is too early to do so.

— Tell us about the autochthonous Don varieties.

Aboriginal varieties are red - Tsimlyansky black, Krasnostop Zolotovsky, Varyushkin; whites - Pukhlyakovsky, Sibirkovy and others.
Pukhlyakovsky was supposedly obtained on the Don by crossing seeds of an unknown variety imported from Hungary. Siberian is considered one of the most valuable old Don varieties. In general, white varieties ripen better on the Don, there are large differences in day and night temperatures and ideal conditions. But white varieties need to be dealt with more carefully, and we have not yet reached our hands. Now the production process is wine from the Kumshatsky white variety. We have high hopes for it, this variety has a bright green apple aroma and very high acidity. Champagne lovers say that it is perfect for sparkling wines.
All vineyards are covered, except Saperavi northern. We had a comic case when an agronomist mixed up the seedlings of Saperavi northern and Siberian. On the field where the northern Saperavi was supposed to be planted, they landed Siberian. Three years, until the first ripening, the vines were not covered. The grapes mutated so much that even the shape of the leaves changed and the bunch was practically without berries. We thought we were scammed with seedlings. And Saperavi northern at that time "fattened" and gave a brilliant result.
In general, Siberian and Tsimlyansky black are considered our main autochthons, we also place a big bet on Krasnostop Zolotovsky, which is already a well-known and popular variety. Although, personally, I think that Tsimlyansky Black is in no way inferior to Krasnostop. If you work with it correctly, it shows wonderful results. In addition, it has an unusual and special aroma, with a predominance of blackthorn-cherry nuances. In principle, they learned to work with red varieties on the Don, our wines are no longer “green”.
What is important is that we do not irrigate vineyards, it is simply not necessary here.

— What wine lines does Villa Zvezda produce?

"Villa Zvezda" produces four lines. Ataman is considered to be the flagship one, and we produce premium wines under the Chateau Yuzhnoye brand, within which red wines are aged in a barrel. For wines with the white label "Villa Zvezda" we use French chips, the most basic one is "Kazachchi cellars", which includes semi-sweet and dry wines. There is also a line of "Villa Zvezda" with a black label - these are varietal wines of the "Chateau Southern" level.
I would like to note that the wines of the Cossack Cellars line are made from grapes that remained after harvest, we do not add sugar, we use the non-fermentation method. In any case, the production of semi-sweet wines is declining, if in 2015 sales amounted to almost a fifth of the total production volume, then in 2016 they were halved, which is about 20 thousand bottles.

— Do you also produce sparkling wines at Sarkel Estate?

Yes, we have been producing sparkling wines at Sarkel Estate for three years now. We are pleased with our rosé, in the assemblage of which Tsimlyansky black and Chardonnay, as well as sparkling Chardonnay. I want to brag, this year we made the first real "Cossack", the one that Pushkin drank. The Tsimlyansk Wines factory also produced Cossack wine, but according to the technology developed in the 1950s, according to which dry red wine and dessert wine with a low alcohol content were combined, and therefore fortified with alcohol up to 13.5%.
Our old Cossack technology provides for the withering of grapes on the vine when the sugar content reaches 35 grams. Harvesting takes place in early November, along with the first frosts. We stop the fermentation with cold, pour the wine into bottles, where fermentation continues. The most difficult thing is to control this process. Once, out of a run of 500 bottles, 200 exploded due to the fact that the temperature in the store rose by 1 degree. In the 17th century, the Cossacks wrapped straw around the bottle and buried it in the ground to cool the wine. Now we take out the boxes with bottles in the cold for a while, and then we disgorge, of course, all by hand. Although here you have to get used to it.

- What is the activity of the Don SRO, of which you are the chairman?

To date, the task of the SRO is to determine the wine-growing zones and the rules for creating wine collections at enterprises.

— How many wineries are in your zone?

We have eight licensed enterprises and about fifteen "garage" ones. The rest we "get" in other regions. Therefore, now the word “and the Volga” is added to the name of the SRO of the Don. Thus, we will be able to attract winemakers from the Samara, Volgograd, Astrakhan and Voronezh regions.

— Which manufacturer do you consider to be the leading one in your region?

Of course, Valery Troychuk. It is difficult to single out one enterprise, I will name three: "Villa Zvezda", "Vedernikov Winery" and "Elbuzd".

— Does the leadership of the Rostov region help winemakers?

Compared to what it was three years ago, we can say it helps. They began to pay attention to us, they used to think that Don winemaking simply does not exist.

— What can the Don Valley offer to the enogastronomic tourist?

We have a very interesting weekend tour along the Don. We propose to go there along the right bank of the Don, through all the Cossack villages, the Pukhlyakovsky farm, the Lost World archaeological complex, the Vedernikov farm, and stop by our Sarkel Estate. Nearby is the Tsimlyansk Reservoir with good beaches and places for swimming. Here you can visit the ruins of the Sarkel castle, which is an architectural monument of the 7th-9th centuries, learn the history of the emergence of Don winemaking, which is only indirectly related to the Cossacks, but begins with the Khazar Khaganate, when winemakers from Persia came here.
If we divide the Rostov region into parts, then we can distinguish the Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov, the wineries "Kantina", "Primorskaya Vine" and "Elbuzd"; The Right Bank, where the Tanais, Vedernikov Winery, Tsimlyansk Wines and Sarkel Estate are located, and the Left Bank, where you can visit the Yantarnoye, Villa Zvezda, and Donskaya Grad farms.