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Description

Tasting Notes

Grape variety: Shiraz

Terroir: Red podzolic soils overlying on a soil of ironic schists and quartz.

Harvest: Grapes are harvested at maturity avoiding over maturation.

Vinification: Grapes are destemmed and fermented in concrete tanks. A long maceration (from 4 to 5 weeks) with daily pump overs before gentle pressing and separation of the free run juice to allow the extraction of fine and elegant tannins.

Maturing: The wine is aged in French oak barrels for 12 months, 20 % of this is new oak.

Tasting

Colour: dark red with purple hues.

Nose: bright and complex nose of berry fruits (blueberry, blackberry) with hints of dark fruit (cherry, black olive).

Palate: Savoury and spice with a hint of liquorice with supple and delicate tannins.

Recommended food pairing: grilled meat.

Serving temperature: 15-16°C.

Ageing potential: more than 6 years.

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