Colour, aroma and taste
+Colour: Dark ruby red with expresso brown hues
Aroma: The herbal-spicy aroma evokes black pepper, mint and pine wood. In the background we meet a pleasant violet flower bouquet, fresh fruity notes of blueberry and plum as well as cocoa butter.
Taste: The mouthfeel is rich and smooht. The finish is slightly spicy with a pleasant silky finish.
The sommelier recommends
+Food pairing: Syrah can be served along a wide range of spicy meat dishes. We recommend it combined with beef steak with green pepper, various steaks in pepper and garlic sauces, grilled porc liver with anice and mint in wine sauce, as well as florentine steaks and spicy mature cheeses.
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
Aging potential: kept in a dark place up to 5 years.
Production method
+Wine-growing district: Brda
Growing method: terraces
Elevation: 80–150 m
Pruning: single Guyot
Planting density: 5,000 vines/hectare
Vineyard age: 10 – 25 years
Soil type: loam
Climate: sub-Mediterranean with warm air from the sea and cool winds from the Alps
Grapes
Variety:
100% syrah
Harvest: hand-picked
Vinification
8 – 10 days, T= 25 – 28˚C
Maturation
100% in big barrels
Awards
+Year and the name of the evaluation | Vintage | Award | |
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2020 | Vino Ljubljana Gornja Radgona | 2015 | Silver Medal |
2015 | Chardonnay du monde | 2011 | Silver Medal |
2015 | Vino Ljubljana | 2011 | Gold Medal |
2014 | Beo Wine Challenge – Srbija | 2009 | Gold Medal |
Parameters
+Alcohol by volume: 13,5 % vol
Acids: 4,74 g/l
pH: 3,55
Residual sugar: 3,1 g/l