Descrizione
Features
Designation
Tuscany IGT
Grape varieties
Syrah 100%
Typology
Region
Alcohol content
14.5 %
Format
75 cl bottle
Vinification
Alcoholic fermentation carried out in oak truncated conical vats, with maceration on the skins for about 25 days
Aging
18 months in barrique
Additional notes
Contains sulfites
DESCRIPTION OF SYRAH ‘COLLE AL FICO’ PETRA 2021
Petra’s Syrah Colle al Fico was born in the wonderful territory of the Tuscan Maremma, in a bright and sunny area kissed by a warm Mediterranean climate. The French grape variety, originally from the Rhone Valley, has found in the mild coastal area that descends from Suvereto towards the sea, the ideal exposures to bring healthy and aromatically rich clusters to maturity. The wine is the fruit of a single parcel particularly suited, an expression of the winery’s great research work to create labels of excellent quality, capable of telling the authentic face of a great terroir.
Colle al Fico is a pure Syrah that comes from an area of Tuscany particularly suited to the cultivation of the most important international grape varieties. The Petra estate, owned by the Moretti family, is located in the hilly area of Suvereto, not far from the Tyrrhenian Sea coast. Syrah grapes are hand-harvested in the Colle al Fico vineyard, in the San Lorenzo locality, a real estate cru, chosen for its particular pedoclimatic characteristics. The vines have an average age of 17 years and are grown on soils of a predominantly sandy matrix with the presence of limestone. Fermentation takes place in truncated oak vats, with a maceration period on the skins of about 25 days. The wine stays in barriques for 18 months and finishes the aging process with another 6 months in bottles before release.
The Colle al Fico Syrah wine, produced by the Petra winery, is a beautiful expression of the character of a wonderful terroir, capable of bringing out the best characteristics of the French grape variety. To the eye it shows a dark ruby red color. On the nose it expresses an intense and rich bouquet, with scents of blackcurrant, blueberry, small dark berry fruits, hints of underbrush, aromatic herbs of the Mediterranean maquis, fascinating spicy sensations, culminating in a definite note of black pepper. The palate has an important structure, with a dense tannic texture and dense and enveloping aromas, characterized by ripe fruit and elegant evolutionary notes resulting from the long aging in wood. The closure is marked by a fresh balsamic sensation, joined by a return on pleasant and persistent spicy notes
Color
Ruby red with luminous reflections
Taste
The sip is broad, warm and enveloping, dense and very persistent aromas emerge, the finish is long and well balanced
Nose
Initial fruity notes of blueberry, black currant and small dark berry fruits give way to sensations of soft oriental spices and black pepper