We started to grow Syrah in 1996 because the international variety reaches its maximum expression in hot and sunny regions like ours.
Description
Classification: IGT Sicily Wine type: Red First year of production: 1999 Number of bottles produced: 90,000 Production area: Menfi (AG) Grapes: Syrah 100% Color: ruby red with purple damascature Nose: Varietal style "Aussie" than French, so intensity of spices such as pepper and cloves. The most obvious result is the fig tree and fig tree latex. Wood is merged with the result that it seems almost cocoa. Palate: The palate of tannins prevail youth and freshness of the fruit, the total impact that leaves no gaps in his mouth. Is not binding on the palate tannin but the wine in its entirety Planted vineyard Dispensa 1996 - 1999 Vineyard Gurra Altitude: 100 meters Soil: medium depth, medium calcareous clay mixed with yellow-brown, with a moderately fine texture, the skeleton is not prominent. Gurro: limestone and heavy clay soil. Yield per hectare: 90 q.li, 2 kg per plant Training system: Counter; cordon Planting density: 4,500 Harvest: late August Winemaking: Destemming followed by 12 days of maceration at 25 ° C after drawing off aging for 12 months in Allier oak barrels. Material of the fermentation tanks: stainless steel 150 hl Fermentation temperature: 28 ° C Ripening period: 12 months in Allier oak barriques of 225 liters Bottling: Second half of February Alcohol: 14.47% vol Total Acidity: 5.90 pH: 3.52 Longevity: 5 - 7 years Time of maximum enjoyment: 2 - 5 years
