Careful selection of the handpicked grapes. Maceration and fermentation of the destemmed grapes in stainless steel tanks at controlled temperature of 25° C for 15-20 days. Malolactic fermentation in stainless steel tanks.
24 months in French tonneaux of 500 liters. Final ageing in bottle for 6 months.
It shouldn’t be a surprise that our top red is made of a non-indigenous variety; Syrah is the best-adapted black grape in the western Sicilian soil. Two years of ageing in tonneax have give it the Riserva Apellation.
A combination of power and smoothness is supplemented by a touch of fruitiness made intriguing by a thin vein of oak. The harmonious roundness found in one’s mouth does not affect the fragrance of the fruit.