White
Piemonte Sauvignon
By Massimo Abbate, Asti, Piemonte, Italy
A 100% Sauvignon Blanc from a 0.30 ha vineyard in Castagnole delle Lanze, finished in barrel and aged about eight months in oak.
Tasting notes
Straw yellow with greenish reflections. On the nose, tropical fruit, orange blossom and citrus zest with a light background of tomato leaf. On the palate fresh and persistent, with bergamot and aromatic herbs joined by mineral notes. Long, clean finish.
Technical details
- Style
- White
- Denomination
- Piemonte DOC Sauvignon
- Grape
- Sauvignon Blanc 100%
- Production area
- Castagnole delle Lanze
- Exposure
- North-west
- Harvest
- Within the first days of September
- Vineyard planting
- Vines 8 years old; 0.30 ha; 270 m above sea level; yield 110 q/ha; Guyot, counter-espalier training
- Vinification
- After careful hand selection at harvest and a soft pressing, the Sauvignon Blanc ferments at about 16 °C in stainless steel until two thirds of the fermentation, then finishes in 500 L barrels. It ages about eight months in second-passage French oak tonneaux on fine lees (battonage), is racked in June, filtered and bottled in July, then rests six months in bottle before release.
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