Cosa Dolce Syrah Dolcetto

Region

Australia

Appearance

Vibrant Crimson Red

Bouquet

Red apple confectionery, Sweet red fruits with hints of black cherry

Palate

Generous sweet red fruit flavours with a touch of blackcurrant. Rich round and luscious!

Vintage Conditions

The lead up to the 2009 harvest in the riverina was one of the best on record, with refreshing rains during spring and mild December temperatures. This lead to fruit with flavour intensity and acid structure not seen for a few years, this all changed at the end of January with an unprecedented heat wave of plus 40 degrees for 14 days which saw ripening stall for 3 weeks. Overall the vintage was good to excellent.

Winemaking

Fruit was selected by the winemaker and picked when the flavour was exhibiting lots of fresh red fruits. Cold soaded on skins for 48 to 72hrs to extract colour and favour. Ferment started on skins then pressed and the ferment arrested at optimum sweetness.

Wine Analysis

Alc/Vol : 9.0% pH : 3.40 TA : 6.0 g/L

Cellaring

Enjoy whilst fresh and fruity and best consumed in the first two years.

Suggested Cuisine

Fantastic with a BBQ or Spicey Asian food

General Characteristics

Medium sweet      Medium Bodied