La Braccesca achelo Syrah Cortona DOC

La Braccesca achelo Syrah Cortona DOC from Tuscany, Italy. It has an intense purple ruby color. The nose offers aromas of ripe red fruits and spices, especially black pepper and licorice, accompanied by pleasant floral hints of violets. The palate is soft and supple, remarkably easy to drink, characterized by silky tannins and excellent freshness. The long and savory finish is defined by a flavorful aftertaste of plum jam and notes of vanilla. A superb wine that goes perfectly with fine preparations with red meat such as chateaubriand or an aged côte à l’ os.

The Syrah grape grows best in a warm and dry area. In addition, the Syrah should not be planted in an area where it is too windy. Due to the thick skin of the Syrah grape, the grape has a lot of tannin in it, to temper this taste it is matured in wood for a long time. The best serving temperature for this wine is somewhat higher than for other red wines, namely 18 degrees Celsius. The Syrah wine is often mixed with other grape varieties to create a fuller red wine. For example, the variety is mixed with the Cabernet Sauvignon and the Grenache, which produces delicious wines. The Syrah is planted in the Rhône region. A famous wine that is made from the Syrah is the red Hermitage. This wine comes from the north of the Rhône, where the grape thrives on granite soil.