Syrah Vallée d'Aoste DOC
Wine
| GRAPE VARIETY | 100 % Syrah |
| VINEYARD AGE | 18 Years |
| PRODUCTION AREA | Toules, Saint-Christophe, Aosta Valley |
| SOIL | Lodgement till, soils deriving from glaciers discharge (Sandy, silty and stony) |
| ALTITUDE PLANTS SLM | 750 mt, exposure N/S |
| AREA | Gujot system, 8.000 plants per hectare, rows at 1,80 mt x 0,70 mt, yield 80 q/ha |
| HARVEST | Manual, first days of October |
| WINE-MAKING | Pre fermentative cold maceration with controlled temperature. Fermentation in steel at spontaneous temperature. 20 days post fermentation hot maceration, pressing and aging in barrique |
| ALCOHOL | 14,5% |
| CONTENTS | 750 ml |
| VINTAGE | 2018 |
ORGANOLEPTIC DESCRIPTION
| EYE | Ruby red |
| NOSE | Fine, fresh with hints of forest berries, delicately spicy, liquorice, black pepper |
| MOUTH | Dry, velvety tannins, soft and well balanced |
| PAIRINGS | Aperitif, braised meat, stewed meat |
| SERVING TEMPERATURE | 16°/18° C - 60°/64° F |
| RECOMMENDED GLASS | Chalice, Winebar 53 cl. Diam. 92mm |
| AWARDS | › 2015: Excellence Wine, Guide dell'Espresso (vintage ’13) › 2016: Tre Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage ‘13) › 2017: Due Bicchieri Gambero Rosso (vintage ‘14) › 2017: Due Bicchieri Gambero rosso (vintage ‘15) |
