EQ 'Cool Climate' Syrah
Made with Organic Grapes
Tasting Notes
Intense violet color with red hues. The nose shows bold notes of black fruit and delicate notes of floral aromas reminiscent of violets mixed with spices like pepper and a hint of wet earth. The acidity is vibrant and juicy on the palate, with a very smooth and elegant texture that is concentrated and persistent at the same time. The wine unfolds upon contact with oxygen, showing great complexity and intensity.
Vineyards
The organic EQ Syrah was sourced from biodynamic vineyards located in the Rosario Valley. The soils are chosen for their granitic origin. The selected slopes were chosen for their greater presence of quartz, and intermediate state of decomposition of the granitic rock – including some volcanic material.
Vintage Notes
The 2017 vintage was a short season with a very hot, stable summer that saw bright mornings and warm afternoons. Harvest began the second week of April when the fruit was in excellent condition. The vintage is marked by enticing fruit aromas and good acidity.
Winemaking
Each lot was fermented separately in open-top tanks with 2 and 5-ton capacities, in order to maintain the sectors and clones separately. The grapes underwent a cool maceration for 7 days for a gentle extraction of color, flavors, and aromas from the skins. Native yeasts during alcoholic fermentation were combined with various enological techniques like punch-downs and pump-overs, to enable an elegant and consistent extraction of the tannins. The wine was then racked to carefully-selected French oak barrels for malolactic fermentation, where it remained for 18-20 months prior to bottling.
Technical Information
- Vintage:
- 2017
- Alcohol:
- 14.5%
- Region:
- San Antonio Valley
- RS:
- 1.86G/L
- Varietals:
- 100% Syrah Certified Organic Grapes
- PH:
- 3.73
- TA:
- 4.8G/L
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