Lusirà Syrah Igt Sicilia 2016 Baglio del Cristo di Campobello

100% Syrah
Sicily Denomination of Controlled Origin

Harvested between the last decade of September and the first decade of October 2018

Bottles produced: 13,832
Issue: January 2022

Plants per hectare: 5,000
Yield per hectare: 80 ql.

Deep, mixed limestone and chalky, hilly terrain whose elevation varies between 230 and 270 meters above sea level.

Alcohol content: 14.50% vol.
Total acidity: 5.16 g/l
Ph: 3.60 – Dry extract: 31.80 g/l
Serving temperature: 16 – 18 ºC

COLLECTION
Harvested by hand in small boxes.

After further selection, the grapes are destemmed. A very soft crushing follows. Continuous pumping over allows the substances contained in the skins to be extracted. The maceration time is about eighteen days at a controlled temperature.

Approximately fourteen months in French oak barrels (Nevers, Tronçais, Allier), 1/3 of which are new 225-liter barrels, and at least twelve months of bottle aging before release.

“Elegance is the main endowment of this wine, enveloping in intensity and aromatic complexity. From jammy red fruit, there are spicy notes to vanilla notes, well matched by caressing tannins. Wine with aging capacity of at least ten years “