Sauvignon

IGT TREVENEZIE

TYPOLOGY: White wine

VINEYARD SIZE: 15 hectares

GROWING AREA: Azzano Decimo-Porcia

SOIL PROFILE: Deep soil with a silty-clay loam texture, sub-alkaline with moderate limestone

GRAPE VARIETY: Sauvignon Blanc

ASPECT: North-South

AVERAGE AGE OF VINES: 18 years

AVERAGE ALTITUDE: 15 metres asl

SISTEMA DI ALLEVAMENTO: Spurred Cordon

NUMERO DI VITI PER HA: 2.500 vines per hectare

PRODUCTION PER HECTARE: 12.000 kg per hectare

VINIFICATION: The clusters are de-stemmed and the grapes cryomacerate at about 5°C for 36 hours; they are then gently pressed, at a maximum -0,9 atmospheres. The must is clarified through enzymatic settling followed by centrifuging, then ferments with cultured yeasts at 15-16°C. This procedure allows the extraction from the grape skins of compounds that are responsible for the distinctive characteristics of this wine

MATURATION: In steel

APPEARANCE: Pale straw yellow, with greenish highlights

BOUQUET: Rich and distinctive, with hints of sage and green pepper

PALATE: Full-flavoured, aromatic and long-lingering

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Perfect with seafood salads, “Ravioli di magro” (without meat), baked or grilled fish

Note (Technical values for last harverst):
Alcohol: 12%