Winery CastelvecchioSauvignon Carso
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.
Taste structure of the Sauvignon Carso from the Winery Castelvecchio
Light | Bold | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Sauvignon Carso of Winery Castelvecchio in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne is a powerful with a nice freshness.
Food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Carso
Pairings that work perfectly with Sauvignon Carso
Original food and wine pairings with Sauvignon Carso
The Sauvignon Carso of Winery Castelvecchio matches generally quite well with dishes of pasta, shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of pasta with tuna and tomato, lamb with okra sauce or gratin of giromon with bacon.
Details and technical informations about Winery Castelvecchio's Sauvignon Carso.
Discover the grape variety: Optima
Intraspecific crossing between sylvaner x riesling (perhaps rieslaner) and müller-thurgau obtained in 1930 by Peter Morio (1887-1960) and Bernhard Husfeld (1900-1970) at the Siebeldingen Research Institute (Palatinate) in Germany. It can be found in Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Netherlands, Hungary, England, Canada, South Africa, Brazil, ... very little known in France. Note that Optima is the mother of the Orion grape variety.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Sauvignon Carso from Winery Castelvecchio are 2019, 2014, 2016, 2012 and 2011.
Informations about the Winery Castelvecchio
The Winery Castelvecchio is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 23 wines for sale in the of Carso to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Carso
The wine region of Carso is located in the region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne of Italy. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Zidarich or the Domaine Kante produce mainly wines white, red and sparkling. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Carso are Terrano, Cabernet-Sauvignon and Merlot, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Carso often reveals types of flavors of orange, tree fruit or oil and sometimes also flavors of non oak, earth or microbio.
The wine region of Frioul-Vénétie Julienne
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.
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The word of the wine: Nouaison
Phase of the vegetative cycle of the vine following flowering and corresponding to the formation of the grape berry.
