Syrah di Macellarotto wine Case Alte

Syrah Macellarotto 2021 Sicilia DOC organic wine Case Alte

It accompanies a nice plate of lasagna alla bolognese with Macellarotto's Syrah from Case Alte winery. A full-bodied, balanced and persistent organic red wine that will not disappoint you!

Classification: Monreale DOC

Grape variety: 100% Syrah

Type: Organic Wine

Soil: hilly, sandy-loam with good presence of skeleton

Altitude: 500 meters above sea level

Planting year: 1998

Training system: espalier

Pruning type: Guyot

Viticulture: vineyard conducted according to the principles of organic farming with thinning out of the bunches in pre-veraison

Plants per hectare: 3.600

Yield: 50 quintals / hectare

Harvest: manual harvesting with small 8 kg boxes in the early hours of the morning

Fermentation: after destemming, the grapes ferment in small steel tanks with selected yeasts at 23°C. During the maceration, for 10-12 days, the cap breaks daily by manual punching down. After racking, the malolactic fermentation takes place in steel tanks with indigenous lactic bacteria

Aging: 12 months in French oak tonneau

Bottle refinement: 12 months before marketing

Alcohol content: 14.5% vol

Color: deep ruby ​​red with light violet reflections

Nose: balance between fruity notes of blackberry and currant and classic spicy notes of black pepper and graphite

Palate: very broad, with very fine tannins supported by good acidity which gives great balance and length on the finish

Bottled for Case Alte Farm of Vaccaro Maria - Camporeale (PA) - Italy from PA / 4572