Grape variety: 100% Syrah
Type: Sicilia Indicazione Geografica Tipica
Harvesting technique: manual, last ten days of September
Vinification: destemming, grape maceration for about 12 days, must fermentation at controlled temperature of 24-26° C, further maceration for 8 days.
Maturation: in 20 Hl Slavonia barrels for about 12 months
Refinement: at least two months in bottle before marketing From vineyards set on clayish marls in the inland Sicily, at a 600 m altitude, comes this Syrah varietal.
It is dedicated to the brave and young truth-seeker Emanuele Basile, Commander of Carabinieri in Monreale, fiercely murdered by the mafia.
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