Wine Cramele Recas, "Selene" Syrah
Tasting Notes
Wine red with purple highlights.
The wine has a velvety taste, which harmoniously combines moderate tannins, natural acidity and richness. It is characterized by a long aftertaste with notes of oak and spices.
The aroma of wine is dominated by shades of cherry and blueberry, which harmoniously intertwine with floral and smoky notes.
The wine will be an excellent addition to mature cheeses with spices, spicy dishes, beef, veal, red tuna, appetizers and salads with dried tomatoes. It can also be served with berries and nuts desserts.
Interesting Facts
"Selene" Syrah belongs to the line of so-called "evening wines" from Cramele Recas. It embodies passion, elegance and intrigue. For production use grape variety Syrah. In order to achieve the most intense taste and aroma of the berries, part of the grapes are removed from the vine immediately after flowering. The rest of the grapes ripen in early October. The fermentation process is carried out in stainless steel tanks at a constant temperature of 28 ° C. After 14 days, half of the wine is poured into oak barrels and aged for 9 months. The rest of the wine at this time "resting" in steel vats. Wine "Selene" Syrah is not additionally filtered before bottling.
Producer's description
Wines from Recas - zone as part of the wine region of Banat in the south-west of Romania, which is part of the historical territory of Transylvania - known since time immemorial. No wonder the ancient legend has it that his young god of wine Bacchus years spent in these parts. The first official mention of the viticulture in the Banat refer to the beginning of our era, when the Romans managed to win the favor of the state is an ancient Dacia. With regard to the Recas vineyards, then there is mention of them in documents from 1447. In recent years, the vineyards are located on the rich lands flooded generous sunlight was invested a lot of effort and money, not to lose the glory of the past and turn tradition combined with modern technologies in the great wines that truly reflect the spirit of Recas.
Company Cramele Recaş launched its wines in 2006. The joint British-Romanian company during the past decade has done a great job for reorganization of its vineyards and the conversion of its production. Currently, the winery meets the highest requirements of the modern world of winemaking. Chief winemaker economy is the Englishman Philip Cox, who led a team of oenologists from Romania, Britain, Australia, Spain, South Africa and Italy. His chief assistants - Hartley Smithers from Australia and Nora Iraite from Spain - supervised production of wine (from the vineyard to the bottle) with a fanatical attention to detail. In keeping with the company's philosophy on the application of the absolute best methods of production for each wine to ensure a consistently high quality of grapes and production, and Nora Hartley changed all production methods towards the use of new and better ways.
