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RED WINE MADE FROM SYRAH GRAPES, ORIGINATING FROM ONLY ONE VINEYARD AND FERMENTED IN BARREL
Color: deep purple-red.
Bouquet: enveloping with notes of berries.
Taste: rich and incisive. Firm and well-balanced tannins.
RECOMMENDED TEMPERATURE: 18°C.
SUGGESTED PAIRINGS: Roasts, game and mild cheese.
Varietal: Syrah 100%
Origin: Contrada Virzì, Monreale, Palermo Map Sheep 142
Exposure: North
Altitude: 450m above sea level
Soil: Sandy-clay
Training system: Simple Guyot espalier
Density: 5,000 plants per hectare
Year of planting: 1996
Harvest: End of August
Yield: 30hl/hectare
Vinification and ageing: Spontaneous fermentation on a pied de cuve of our grapes, without sulfur dioxide, in cement vats. Up to 20 days of temperature controlled maceration.