Syrah Venchan Single Vineyard

Variety

100% Shiraz

Vintage

2021

Vineyards :

Venchan village, Provadia municipality, Varna region, PGU Danube Plain

The vines are 17 years old and located between the foot of the Venchansko Kale and the Zlatina River.

The soil is sandy-clay carbonates. The exposure is Southeast. Altitude – 90 m.

Technology:

The grapes are picked by hand in small boxes and transported to the winery.

They are sorted by hand and 70% are crushed in small open-top fermenters. The other 30% of the grapes are used as a whole bunch.

The crushed grapes are cooled and cold-soaked for 7 days. After the cold maceration, the temperature naturally increases and a spontaneous alcoholic fermentation begins. The temperature is controlled in the range of 25-28°С.

Everyday pump-overs, plunging, and stomping help to achieve a gentle extraction.

After fermentation, the grape mash is pressed into Bulgarian oak barrels for aging.

Technical details:

Alcohol - 13.5 %

Titratable acids - 7 g/l

pH - 3.4

Residual sugars - 2 g/l

Aging :

The wine is aged for 8-9 months in large Bulgarian barrels on the fine lees. After that, the wine is stored in a stainless steel tank for another 8 months.

It is crafted with minimal intervention and is unfiltered. The appearance of a noble lees is possible.