Midalidare Cane Cut Syrah, 0.75 L
- Type: Red wine
- Vintage: 2023
- Volume: 750 ml
- Closure type: Cork
- Maturation: 12-24 month
- Red wines
Midalidare Cane Cut Syrah is estate grown and bottled, French oak aged and oak fermented red Bulgarian varietal wine with Protected Geographical Indication Thracian Lowlands, made under the Cane Cut technique.
Information
Syrah is one of the best performing varieties in Mogilovo. Seeking the best that the variety and the terroir can offer, we used the Cane Cut technique and created Midalidare Cane Cut Syrah. The result is a powerful wine with very good structure, excellent aging potential and an intense aroma of sun-dried raisins, vanilla, and black pepper.
Basic information
Appellation and origin: Red varietal wine Syrah “Midalidare Cane Cut” from Bulgaria, PGI Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled: Dabovets vineyard.
Grape variety: 100% Syrah from Karaliets.
Vintage: 2023.
Volume: 750 ml.
Closure: Natural cork.
Alcohol content: 14.5% vol.
Maturity: Mature; could benefit from further ageing for 7 to 10 years.
Packaging: 6 bottles per case.
Tasting and serving
Tasting notes: Vivid, deep, dark red color. Intense, intriguing aroma of black cherry jam, dark chocolate, and strong spices, with hints of dried fruit, vanilla and smoke. Elegant well-balanced body with excellent structure and volume, well-integrated notes of smoky oak. Strong palate, dominated by spices, cherries, and chocolate. Midalidare Cane Cut Syrah is an elegant wine with a noticeable freshness at the end, the aftertaste is long and spicy.
Serving suggestions: Pair with barbecue pork, veal, hard cheese, mould cheese, mushroom-based dishes. Serve at 16-18°С, in Syrah Old World glass (mid-size stem, egg-shaped bowl, narrow rim) or regular Red wine glass. Decant at least an hour prior to serving.
Storage: Cool and dark place, at temperature 14-18°С.
Terroir: Dabovets vineyard
- Organic certified vineyard,
- Altitude 350-400 metres above sea level,
- Hilly terrain with 10% slope,
- Clayey soils with high presence of limestone,
- Limited sunlight exposure,
- Mild winter, hot summer,
- Optimal proportion of sunshine and rainfall,
- Big temperature amplitude.
Viticulture: Wine is made at the vineyard
- Plants of French origin,
- Clones Syrah are a result of a so-called "mass selection",
- Vine age 7 years,
- Southern exposure,
- East-West row orientation,
- Double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot),
- Controlled yield,
- Twofold regulation of production - green pruning and veraison pruning,
- Cane Cut technique.
Winemaking:
- Harvest by hand at the end of October,
- Cooling,
- Double sorting and press,
- Cold soak and decanting,
- Slow fermentation in oak barrels,
- Post-maceration,
- Malolactic fermentation,
- Ageing in French oak barrels for 12 months.
