2009 Serafino Terremoto Syrah
Bouquet of ripe fruits, dark berries and plums.
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Region: McLaren Vale
Variety: Premium 100% Shiraz â individual vineyard selection.
Tasting Notes: It is a lovely sweet and savoury wine which displays soft subtle tannins and a lingering fruit finish. It is fresh and fruit driven, showing plum and blackberry fruit. Well integrated oak rounds and lengthens the palate.
Alc/Vol: 14.5%
Residual Sugar: 0.05g/l
Total Acidity: 6.6 g/l
The Terremoto was destemmed leaving a high proportion of whole berries in the must, cold soaked for 2 days and inoculated with dried yeast culture. The wine was fermented in 4 tonne open fermenters for 8 days. During that time it was pumped over twice a day. The wine remained on skins for a further 10 days before pressing to new and 1 year old oak 300 litre barrels.
Cellaring: Up to 10 years in the right conditions.