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Producer : Big Head
Region : Niagara (Canada), Ontario (Canada)
Bottle Per Case : 1 x 3000 ml
Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Red Meat, Thai Cuisine, Veal roasted
Syrah has the precursors to aromatic complexity that only Pinot Noir can surpass. This is a textbook example, with the volume set to 10. Black pepper, smoked meat, horse-sweat, olives, lavender, fennel, black raspberry all fight for the spotlight. On the palate, the wine is a balance between juicy and savoury. That black and green peppercorn shine through, and finish with fruit and barnyard tones. A haunting wine that will develop for years to come. Anything lamb, on polenta.
Whole clusters were thrown into concrete vats by hand, and these were left untouched for 10 days. We did pump overs twice a day for 2 weeks. We raised the temperature to 30ଂC for structure during fermentation. After 24 days, we racked off the free-run juice into concrete tanks. The RAW Syrah is only free-run, no pressing. Maturation was 10 months in a concrete Diamonte tank. The wine was fined, but not filtered, and sulphur was only added before bottling.
Bottles Per Case | Single Bottles |
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Cellaring | Drink Now or Cellar |
Sweetness Descriptor | XD - Extra Dry See Sweetness Chart |
Sugar Content (g/L) | <3 g/L |
Bottle Size | 3000 ml |
Producer | Big Head |
Region | Niagara (Canada), Ontario (Canada) |
Alcohol | 13.5% alc./vol. |
Style | Warm and spicy reds |
Vintage | 2017 |
Farming Method | Sustainable, Traditional |
Grapes | Syrah / Shiraz |
Food Pairing | Cured Meat, Pasta with Tomato Sauce, Red Meat, Thai Cuisine, Veal roasted |
Descriptors | Earthy, Fruity |
Wine Type | Red |
Wood Presence | Unoaked |
Body | Full |
Price of Case | $395.00 |
A family of passionate individuals that love all things vinous, Big Head Wines have been making wine in the Niagara area for over a decade, and this is their first project on their own. Big Head sources only the best fruit from the Niagara region, working closely with growers that share their attention to detail and pursuit of the highest quality.
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