Sauvignon 2009
ALTO ADIGE / SÜDTIROL - doc
Description:
Brilliant yellow with green reflections, this wine shows an impressively broad and distinctive bouquet of nettles, elderberries, green peppers, sage and mint. An elegant nicely wine, with a juicy finish.
Serving suggestion:
An especially good accompaniment to asparagus, it pairs quite well with seafood, poultry, pork or veal dishes.
Grape varieties: 100% Sauvignon Blanc
Vineyard location: Vineyards in Kurtatsch/Cortaccia (1300 – 2300 feet) and Unteraicha/Aica di Sotto (1970 - 2300 feet above sea level).
Soil: gravely and sandy/loamy alluvial soils
Growing system: Guyot and pergola; 3,500 – 7,500 vines / hectare.
Yield: 70 - 75 hl / hectare.
Age of vines: Till 35 years.
Vinification: Fermentation in stainless steel tanks between 20 – 21°C; till the bottling 4 months on the fine lees in the tank aged.
Receptacles: Stainless steel.
Alcohol content: 13% by vol.
Total acidity: 6.4 g / litre
Residual sugars: 3.0 g / litre
Release: February 2010
