Wines made from Sauvignonasse grapes
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More informations about the variety Sauvignonasse
Would be the friulano - before 2007 called tocai friulano - from Veneto in Italy. It would be a distant relative of furmint and Jean-Michel Boursiquot (2019) states that it is the father or mother of chenin blanc. However, Sauvignonasse has nothing to do with Sauvignon Blanc, which it was once mixed with in the Sauternes region. It can be found in Italy, Chile, Argentina, Russia, ... practically more multiplied in France.
What are the typical flavors of the Sauvignonasse grape variety?
- EarthPresent in 14% of Sauvignonasse
- Tree fruitPresent in 12% of Sauvignonasse
- Citrus fruitPresent in 11% of Sauvignonasse
- Non oakPresent in 8% of Sauvignonasse
- OakPresent in 8% of Sauvignonasse
- MicrobioPresent in 5% of Sauvignonasse
- SpicesPresent in 3% of Sauvignonasse
- Tropical fruitPresent in 3% of Sauvignonasse
- Dried fruitPresent in 2% of Sauvignonasse
- Black fruitPresent in 2% of Sauvignonasse
- VegetalPresent in 2% of Sauvignonasse
- HoneyPresent in 1% of Sauvignonasse
- FloralPresent in 1% of Sauvignonasse
- OakyPresent in 1% of Sauvignonasse
- VanillaPresent in 1% of Sauvignonasse
News about the grape variety Sauvignonasse
Miniature bottles of single malt Scotch reach record sums
The 5cl miniature bottles of Springbank 1919 50 Year Old and Malt Mill 10 Year Old were sold this month for £7,360 ($8,871/ €8,659) and £6,670 ($8,039/ €7,848) respectively by online auction house Whisky.Auction – record sums for both distilleries. Another miniature of Springbank 1919 sold at auction in August 2021 for £6,440, while a miniature of Malt Mill fetched £3,400 when it was sold by Scotch Whisky Auctions in February 2018. The record sum for any whisky miniature at auction is believed t ...
AXA Millésime appoints new technical director of Pichon Baron
Montégut, who is already technical director of the Premier Cru Classé estate Château Suduiraut in Sauternes, will replace Jean-René Matignon who last year announced his intention to step down after more than 30 years in the role. He will formally take on his new responsibilities from the end of April when Matignon retires. Having worked together with Montégut since his arrival at Suduiraut in 2004, Christian Seely, MD of owner AXA Millésimes, said that during this time, Montégut had been respons ...
Courvoisier Mizunara: the launch of a collaborative Cognac
Described by Courvoisier as ‘daring’, ‘visionary’ and ‘a first-of-its-kind collaboration’, Courvoisier Mizunara was created by the house’s recently-retired maître de chai, Patrice Pinet, and Shinji Fukuyo, chief blender of Japanese whisky maker Suntory. The project dates back to 2015, when the president of Suntory visited Courvoisier at Jarnac shortly after Suntory took over Beam Global, the Cognac house’s then owner, in a deal worth US$16bn. Pinet expressed an interest in experimenting with miz ...