Red
Syrah
By Durio, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
Syrah from Agliano Terme vineyards at 240 m, aged in steel and Slavonian oak.
Pairs well with
Red meats, game, strong aged cheeses and fatty dishes.
Technical details
- Style
- Red
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Syrah
- Grape
- Syrah 100%
- Production area
- Agliano Terme (AT), Piemonte; 240 m above sea level
- Soil
- Calcareous-clay
- Exposure
- North-west
- Harvest
- Last week of September to first week of October
- Vineyard planting
- Guyot training, 4,000 vines per hectare; hand-harvested
- Vinification
- Red vinification with selected yeasts, 5 days maceration at 26 °C. Malolactic fermentation with unselected natural bacteria. Aged about 4 months in stainless steel and 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels.
- Serving temperature
- 18-20 °C
- Storage
- Best enjoyed within 8 years of the harvest
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