Appelation and origin: Red varietal wine Syrah “Midalidare Cane Cut” from Bulgaria, Thracian Lowlands, Mogilovo. Midalidare estate grown and bottled.
Vineyard: Dabovets vineyard (Bio certified).
Grape variety: 100% Syrah from Dabovets.
Terroir: Dabovets vineyard
Harvest: By hand, at the end of October.
Winemaking:
Ageing: At least 12 months.
Ageing potential: Mature. Could benefit from further ageing. Keep 7 to 10 years.
Volume: 750ml.
Closure: Natural cork.
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.
Syrah vines are of French origin; clones are a result of a so-called "mass selection“ and are planted in 2016. The forming is double vertical shoot positioning (VSP or double guyot). The yield is controlled and reduced. Regulation of production is twofold - the first operation is always done when the height of the shoots is 15-20 cm. The second regulation is made when the bunches start to change colour, in the veraison period. The Cane Cut technique is applied at optimal ripeness: the two old shoots are partially cut from the vine and the fruit is left hanging from the plant along with the severed cane. Depending on the development of the vines and season’s temperature this light drying of the bunches continues for several weeks.
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.
The harvest for Midalidare Cane Cut Syrah takes place in the early morning, at the end of October. Manually harvested grapes are carried out in 10-12 kg boxes.
After 24-hour cooling the grapes are carefully double sorted by hand. At first the whole clusters are sorted and after being destemmed, the second sorting of the grapes is carried out. The fine selection of Syrah grapes is sent by gravity to new 400-litres French oak barrels. There, at controlled temperature, cold soak takes place in order to obtain maximum coloring substance and fruity flavor from the skin. Gentle warming preceded the yeasts introduction and slow fermentation at controlled temperature. A post maceration is carried out. Then the wine is drained from the fermenters and fed for ageing into 225-litres French oak barrels (barrique). Malolactic fermentation takes place under controlled temperature. The wine is aged for 12 months. Rough filtration, blending and bottling complete the process. Midalidare cane Cut Syrah is not processed prior bottling so it is possible that natural sediment could form during the bottle ageing.
aLCOHOL CONTENT: 14.5% vol.
TOTAL ACIDITY: 6.9 g/l
residual sugar: 2.4 g/l
ph: 3.4