KAID | Syrah 2018
Syrah is considered the most "Sicilian” international variety there is; Already planted in 1989, in Contrada Mandranova, it has wonderfully adapted to the pedoclimatic conditions of this territory.
A champion by nature and very pleasant to drink, Kaid is an overwhelming and complex wine, which manages to perfectly combine exuberance, softness and extraordinary intensity.
TASTING NOTES
Color | dark and impenetrable ruby with purple flashes on the nail
Smell | rich and elegant nose, where notes of blackberry, black cherry, currant, cocoa, graphite, humus, roasted coffee, rhubarb, black pepper and cloves alternate, forming an intriguing and captivating bouquet
Palate | powerful, velvety and self-confident, it is a profoundly Mediterranean and territorial wine, which seduces with its incomparable personality, admirably blending an important and articulated structure with the impetuousness of lively and balanced tannins
TECHNICAL FEATURES
TYPE | red - DOC Sicilia - BIO VARIETY | 100% Syrah ALCOHOL CONTENT | 14% vol.
PAIRINGS | remarkable with a tasty Sicilian falsomagro sauce or with a braised black pork
SERVICE TEMPERATURE | 16-18 ° C
GOBLET | small pot-bellied ballon with upward closureSoil type | hilly, clayey and calcareous with a high presence of skeleton
Altitude | 330-400 meters above sea level
Planting year | 1989Production area | Contrada Mandranova, countryside of Camporeale (PA) Training system | espalier with spurred cordon
Plants per hectare | 4,400
Yield per hectare | 65 quintalsHarvest period | first ten days of September with manual harvesting and selection of the bunches
Maceration | Approximately 12 days, the first two days at 10 ° C
Alcoholic fermentation | 7 days at 23-26 ° C in steel tanks Malolactic fermentation | completely carried out in steel tanks Aging | 12 months in French oak tonneauxBottle aging | 6 months at controlled temperature (18 ° C)