Castel Mimi

New life has been breathed into the old winery of Castel Mimi with a focus on quality from local grape varieties.

Bulboaca village, Republic of Moldova now just 30 minutes’ drive from Chisinau International Airport. It is named after Constantin Mimi, the last governor of Tsarist Bessarabia but also an ambitious winemaker of the twentieth century, who actively contributed to the modernisation of national winemaking.

In the second half of the 1940s, the winery was nationalised and later transformed into a factory, with a production capacity of 8 million bottles of wine per month – most going to the Soviet Union. After the fall of the USSR, the management of the winery was undertaken by the Trofim family, natives of Bulboaca and third generation winemakers.

Starting in 2011, in parallel with the renovation of the historic building, the winery underwent an extensive process of technological modernisation and today has state-of-the-art equipment able to cover every stage of production. The winery also has the largest fleet of barrels in Moldova: over 1000 barrels, used in the wine maturation process. Castel Mimi has 200 ha of vineyards spread near the Dniester River, located in Speia, Codru region. Now Castel Mimi is one of the biggest tourist attractions in Moldova, visited by wine lovers from over 100 countries, who are drawn by the beautifully restored château which includes a restaurant, 5 star accommodation, open air swimming, spa, event halls and open spaces.