Manufacturer: Fontana Candida

SIROE
Lazio
Indicazione Geografica Tipica

Sìroe is a wine produced from Cesanese grapes, a native variety from Lazio and Sirah coming from hills of volcanic origin South of Rome.

After the vinification part of the wine is aged in small oak barrels for a short period. There follows an ageing in bottle.

With a deep ruby-red colour, the bouquet brings to mind fruits of the forest with light spicy notes; the flavour is full, soft and velvety.

Grapes: cesanese and syrah

Vineyard: selected parcels, in the most acclaimed zones of Lazio, on hills of volcanic origin.

The vines are trained by the Guyot and Cordone speronato system on well exposed terrain, with a density of 4000 vines per hectare.

Vinifcation: the well ripened grapes are picked during the last ten days of September and vinified by the red wine method, with a maceration on the skins of 10-12 days at a temperature of 25-26°C. Then part of the wine is aged in small oak barrels and the rest in steel tanks.

Wine: deep ruby-red colour; a bouquet which brings to mind fruits of the forest, with light spicy notes; full, soft and velvety flavour.

Analytical details: 14% alcohol; 5 g/l total acidity; 3.65 pH; 1g/l residual sugar; 32g/l dry extract.

Optimum keeping: two to three years in bottles stored horizontally in cool, dark conditions.

Food matches: first courses from the typical Roman cuisine, white meats, lamb, medium mature cheeses.