Syrah Cusumano 2025

This Syrah wine is a graceful, balanced Sicilian red with a simple sip. However, this simplicity is never trivial; it instead comes through the great and challenging work of enhancing the Sicilian terroir done by Cusumano, a production reality focused on creating labels that honor and merit those grape varieties that, traditionally, find splendid expressive capabilities in Sicily. Just like this Syrah, which flows smoothly on the palate, elegantly tracing a profile dominated by the balance of sensations.

The red Syrah is born from the grapes of the homonymous variety, which finds one of its chosen terroirs in Sicily. The Cusumano winery cultivates it within the Tenuta Presti e Pagni, located on the hills of Monreale, in vineyards at 250 meters above sea level, where the plants have an average age of about 10 years. The terroir of these parcels is characterized by a massive presence of clay. The grapes, carefully selected during the harvest phase, are destemmed and cold macerated for two days at a temperature of 5 degrees. Then, alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel, where the malolactic. Finally, the aging lasts for 5 months, in steel.

This Syrah made by the Cusumano winery presents, upon visual examination, a beautiful ruby red color, very intense, which reveals lighter shades reminiscent of purple at the rim. The array of aromas enveloping the nose is mainly composed of the fruity notes typical of the varietal, alternating with spicier aromas. On the palate, it is full-bodied, warm, soft, and harmonious, with a sip that features a pleasant fruity progression, in balance with the nose. A label to buy without hesitation, also considering the excellent quality-price ratio and the good scores confirmed internationally even with this vintage.