Trevenezie Sauvignon

Indicazione Geografica Tipica

GRAPE VARIETES: Sauvignon.

VINEYARDS: 2 hectares cultivated in Guyot in the municipality of Trivignano Udinese (Udine), locality Dogana Vecchia. Complex alluvial soil, originating from the Tor River, composed of small pebbles, silt and clay. 4500 vines/hectare.

VINEYARD AGE: 10 years.

HARVEST: hand-picked in 10 kg crates.

PERIOD: first week of September.

FERMENTATION: in steel vats.

AGEING: on its own yeasts until the spring after the harvest.

APPEARANCE: straw colour with green hues.

ON THE NOSE: variety emerges overpoweringly with hints of acacia flowers and boxwood. Exotic notes of lychee and passion fruit. Intense sage and tomato leaf.

TASTING NOTES: at the beginnig it expresses all the complexity typical of Sauvignon in particular its vegetal component. Long, persistent savory in mouth.

PAIRINGS: accompanies well with vegetable dishes, pinzimonio and zucchini flowers. Great pairing with prosciutto and melon, excellent with asparagus, eggs or risotto.