Sicilian Red wine "Syrah" of Marsala
Spicy marks and a harmonic flavour
The Cantina Sociale Uvam is the ideal place where you can taste the fine Syrah wine of Marsala, that was brought to Italy from France about IN 1800, people think that the grapevine comes from the city of Siracusa or from the Persian city of Shiraz, but the recent molecular comparisons place it near the Athenian grapevines of “Teroldego” and “Lagrein”. Cultivated in very hot regions of different continents, the grapevine provides its best products in bright places like the ones of Sicily. At the Uvam it is possible to taste the best Syrah of Marsala. It is a ruby red wine, that is strong and has violet shades. It presents an intense and lasting aroma with important spicy marks and ripe fruit scent with a hot, harmonic and equilibrated flavour. It complies perfectly with meat dishes, roasts, game in general and aged cheese.
The technical specifications are shown below:
Classification: Typical geographic indication
Vine variety: Syrah in purity
Production area: West Sicily
Implantation year: 1993
Altimetric quota: 200 metres on the sea level
Kind of the terrain: clayish-calcareous, of good fertility
The plant’s yield: about 2.5 kilos
Cultivation system: espalier
Pruning system: cordon ram
Anti-parasites fight: integrated
Grape harvest: last days of August and first ten days of September
Harvest ways: manually, with accurate selection of the grapes
Wine-making: separating the fruit from the stalks, pressing, maceration for 8-12 days coinciding with the alcoholic fermentation at a temperature of 25° C for the first six days and 28° C for the remaining time
Fermentation: in thermo-conditioned stainless steel tanks with a capacity 500 hl
Refinement: it is made during the first phase in the stainless steel, with a short
stopon the subtle sides in order to harmonize taste and roundness, in the end the product is put in a bottle at a controlled temperature for six months
Alcoholic standard: 13,5 % Vol.
Service temperature: 18/20° C