M�rke: Villa Chiòpiris

SAUVIGNON BLANC - Doc Friuli Grave

GENERAL DATA:
Vineyard: located in the municipalities of Chiopris-Viscone
and San Giovanni al Natisone

Kind of ground: Alluvial

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc

Type of cultivation: Cordon trained

VINIFICATION AND REFINING:
The grapes are harvested by machine, then steeped in a cold horizontal press for eight hours and the must is cleaned through settling.
The fermentation takes place in steel tanks at a controlled temperature of 15°C. Once the fermentation is completed, the product thus obtained is left maturing in the same tanks at a controlled temperature for about four months.
At the end of this period, the wine is assembled and bottled.
There follows a further long period of refining in the bottle before the wine is distributed.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
It has a straw yellow color, with an intense bouquet recalling sage, green-pepper and hazelnut. On the palate it is aromatic with a good finish.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Drink with: fish and vegetable risotto, shellfish and seafood.

Longevity: 3 - 4 years.

Serve at: 11–12°C.