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 | 2017 |
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 |
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