Winery AlturisSauvignon
White wine
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with lean fish, shellfish or mature and hard cheese.
The Sauvignon of the Winery Alturis is in the top 10 of wines of Venezia Giulia.
Taste structure of the Sauvignon from the Winery Alturis
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauvignon of Winery Alturis in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Sauvignon of Winery Alturis in the region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia often reveals types of flavors of earth, vegetal or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, citrus fruit or floral.
Food and wine pairings with Sauvignon
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauvignon
Original food and wine pairings with Sauvignon
The Sauvignon of Winery Alturis matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of thai coconut chicken with black mushrooms, grilled lobster with tarragon cream sauce or peppers with lentil stuffing.
Details and technical informations about Winery Alturis's Sauvignon.
Discover the grape variety: Plavac mali
Croatian Dalmatia more precisely. It can also be found in Greece (Macedonia), Montenegro, Italy, Bulgaria and Romania. According to genetic analyses conducted by the California University of Davis (United States), it is the result of an intraspecific cross between zinfandel (called crljenak kastelanski or pribidag in Croatia) and dobricic, another Croatian grape variety that is now somewhat endangered. - Synonyms: pagadebit veliki, sarak, zelenak (for all the synonyms of the grape varieties, click here!).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauvignon from Winery Alturis are 2018, 2017, 2012, 0 and 2019.
Informations about the Winery Alturis
The Winery Alturis is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 29 wines for sale in the of Venezia Giulia to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Venezia Giulia
The wine region of Venezia Giulia is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Lis Neris or the Domaine Gravner produce mainly wines white, red and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Venezia Giulia are Merlot, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Chardonnay, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Venezia Giulia often reveals types of flavors of earth, wax or jasmine and sometimes also flavors of grass, asparagus or thyme.
The wine region of Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Friuli-Venezia Giulia is an autonomous region in Italy, located in the extreme Northeast of the country, bordered by Austria and Slovenia to the north and east respectively. The eponymous wine region has four DOCGs, twelve DOCs and three PGIs and is best known for its white wine production. 77% of the region's wines are white, one of the highest proportions of any Italian region. The region's wines are distinctly different from other Italian wines in that they are made from non-traditional Grape varieties such as Sauvignon blanc, Riesling and Pinot blanc, as well as typically Italian varieties such as pinot gris and picolit.
The word of the wine: Destemming
Action consisting in separating the grapes from the stalk before vinification. The stalk, the woody part of the bunch, may give the wine an unpleasant vegetal character.
