Dòs de Nòa – Sauvignon Blanc Trentino Superiore DOC Organic 2020

DÒS DE NÒA 2020

SAUVIGNON BLANC TRENTINO SUPERIORE DOC · ORGANIC

From an area with ideal conditions for expressing the character of the Sauvignon Blanc grape variety.

VINEYARD CHARACTERISTICS

Seasonal performance 2020 was a normal year in this sense, with an average winter and a slight warmer spring than usual. These higher temperatures enabled a slightly earlier bud break. Harvest time, on the other hand, was characterised by abundant rainfall and high humidity, calling for heavy intervention and inspections in the vineyard to assess the best moment to pick the grapes. The work carried out by partners and technicians ensured that the grapes arrived healthy and well-ripened in the cellars.

Location of the vineyards The terraced Tennese hills, on the Fontanelle rise (Dòs de Nòa), which has always been dedicated to the cultivation of vines and olive trees.

Grape variety 100% Sauvignon Blanc.

Type of terrain Shallow, medium-textured, with a good clay content and a tendency to limestone.

Training system Simple pergola.

Production 65 quintals of grapes per hectare.

VINIFICATION AND AGEING

Harvest The harvest took place on 16 September with careful manual selection of the grapes in the cooler hours of the day (morning) and using small containers for transport to the cellar.

Vinification The grapes were immediately cooled to around 10 °C (50 °F) and then destemmed and crushed. This was followed by pre-fermentative maceration in the press in contact with the skins for 4-5 hours and a soft pressing. Pressing was followed by cold soaking of the must for 10 days before decanting. Alcoholic fermentation took place in acacia wood barrels for about ten days and in stainless steel tanks at a controlled temperature of around 17 °C (62 °F).

Ageing At the end of alcoholic fermentation, the wine was placed in French barriques and tonneaux and kept on the finer lees with weekly batonnage to suspend them, in order to give the wine greater complexity and volume. The wine also partially completed malolactic fermentation. In early August, the wine was blended and prepared for bottling, which took place on 24 August 2021. Only 2,172 bottles were produced. This was followed by 6 months of bottle ageing.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS

Colour A very deep straw yellow wine, crystal clear.

Aroma It presents itself with great intensity and good complexity. Inviting primary, secondary and tertiary bouquet for the aromatic nuances, immediately citrusy linked to pink grapefruit, then with toasted notes of hazelnut and almond, and finally floral notes of elder and vegetable nettle on a vanilla background.

Flavour The palate arrives immediately with great impact and decision: a good structure accompanies a great volume and a decidedly fresh component linked to the acidity. Long aromatic persistence and good balance, it should be enjoyed immediately, but may satisfy the taster more in 1-2 years.

ANALYTICAL DATA

Alcohol 13.57% vol.

Residual sugar 0.5 g/l.

Total dry extract 21.4 g/l.

Total acidity 5.82 g/l.

pH 3.57.

Contains sulphites.

PAIRINGS

• Egg, spinach and bacon pie.
• Risotto with courgettes and prawns.
• Trout fillet marinated in orange peel and almonds.

SERVING TEMPERATURE

Serve at 12 °C (53 °F), in medium-sized goblets.

STORAGE CONDITIONS

Keep in a cool place, away from light and heat sources. Store bottles horizontally.

AGEING POTENTIAL

8 years.

AWARDS

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