Sauvignon DOC The Wine Collection 750ml Winery St. MICHAEL

Sauvignon
The Sauvignon 2015 'The Wine Collection' is now the third Sauvignon edition of this young collection. TWC comprises single-varietal wines in perfection from a highly limited
production. Sauvignon is certainly the white grape variety that is indisputably most closely associated with the St. Michael-Eppan Winery and Hans Terzer.

Eye: Straw yellow with greenish reflections.
Nose: Exotic fruit, scent of gooseberry, banana, elderberry.
Taste: Mineral, racy acidity paired with finesse, elegance and length.
Variety description: Sauvignon
Growing region: Site: the grapes come from selected plots of the 'Eppan Berg' site
Soil: pebble soil with lime
Grapevine training: Guyot
Vine age: 25 to 35 years
Harvest mid-September
Vinification: 3 days of cold maceration (skin contact), soft pressing. Fermentation and ageing in barrique/tonneau. After 1 year of wood maturation, further ageing on fine lees
for a total of 18 months in steel tanks.
Yield: 40 hl/ha
Wine data:
Alcohol content: 14
Residual sugar: 4 gr/l
Acidity: 5,8 gr/l
Drinking temperature: 8-10°.
Ageing/potential: 10 years and more
Recommended consumption: Strong fish dishes, various risotto variations, white meats.