Vie di Romans, `Piere` Sauvignon Blanc
Country: Italy Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Vintage: 2023
Category: White Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Vie di Romans
Vie di Romans are based in the heart of DOC Friuli Isonzo (Mariano del Friuli), in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where winemaker Gianfranco Gallo’s 65 hectares of vineyards produce about 250,000 bottles a year. Here, the well-drained soil is stony, glacial and rich in minerals, soaking up rainfall like a sponge. An easterly wind ensures cool night temperatures to temper the hot summer days, with a large diurnal range slowing ripening and allowing the grapes to accumulate flavour. This, along with the low yields that Gallo achieves and his proclivity for picking grapes once fully mature, results in single-vineyard wines of great intensity and richness. As a result, Gallo releases the Vie di Romans wines a year later than the local norm. The Sauvignon Blanc comes from the ‘Piere’ vineyard and is a round, fuller style of Sauvignon with a freshness characteristic of this region. All their wines have the hallmark of great individuality, something that really marks Gianfranco Gallo apart from the crowd.
Winemaker: Gianfranco Gallo and Antonio Pelos
Vineyards:
Fruit comes from the 12.5-hectare Piere vineyard in the commune of Mariano del Friuli, which sits 33 meters above sea level. The average age of the vines is 21 years, and they are planted with a density of 6,000 vines per hectare. Exposure is north-south with single Guyot training. The soil is well-drained and has a gravelly texture with a mix of silica-rich clay and conglomerate.
Vinification:
Upon arrival to the winery, the grapes were destemmed and crushed. A pre-fermentation cold maceration took place at 8°C, after which the must was cold stabilized. Selected yeasts were used for the fermentation, which took place at 16-19°C and lasted 18-19 days. Malolactic fermentation did not take place and the wine spent eight months ageing on its lees before bottling, with a further nine months in bottle before release.
Product Features: Vegetarian, Vegan
Tasting Notes:
This wine is straw yellow in colour with green nuances. On the nose, there are intense aromas of citrus and passion fruit, with herbals notes of sage and basil. The wine has excellent balance in the mouth and showcases a rounded, fuller style of Sauvignon Blanc displaying the freshness that is characteristic of this region. The finish is long and lingering.
Food Suggestion: Delicious with a meaty white fish or a goats cheese salad.
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Country: Italy Region: Friuli-Venezia Giulia
Varietal: Sauvignon Blanc Vintage: 2023
Category: White Wine Style: Dry
Producer: Vie di Romans
Vie di Romans are based in the heart of DOC Friuli Isonzo (Mariano del Friuli), in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where winemaker Gianfranco Gallo’s 65 hectares of vineyards produce about 250,000 bottles a year. Here, the well-drained soil is stony, glacial and rich in minerals, soaking up rainfall like a sponge. An easterly wind ensures cool night temperatures to temper the hot summer days, with a large diurnal range slowing ripening and allowing the grapes to accumulate flavour. This, along with the low yields that Gallo achieves and his proclivity for picking grapes once fully mature, results in single-vineyard wines of great intensity and richness. As a result, Gallo releases the Vie di Romans wines a year later than the local norm. The Sauvignon Blanc comes from the ‘Piere’ vineyard and is a round, fuller style of Sauvignon with a freshness characteristic of this region. All their wines have the hallmark of great individuality, something that really marks Gianfranco Gallo apart from the crowd.
Winemaker: Gianfranco Gallo and Antonio Pelos
Vineyards:
Fruit comes from the 12.5-hectare Piere vineyard in the commune of Mariano del Friuli, which sits 33 meters above sea level. The average age of the vines is 21 years, and they are planted with a density of 6,000 vines per hectare. Exposure is north-south with single Guyot training. The soil is well-drained and has a gravelly texture with a mix of silica-rich clay and conglomerate.
Vinification:
Upon arrival to the winery, the grapes were destemmed and crushed. A pre-fermentation cold maceration took place at 8°C, after which the must was cold stabilized. Selected yeasts were used for the fermentation, which took place at 16-19°C and lasted 18-19 days. Malolactic fermentation did not take place and the wine spent eight months ageing on its lees before bottling, with a further nine months in bottle before release.
Product Features: Vegetarian, Vegan
Tasting Notes:
This wine is straw yellow in colour with green nuances. On the nose, there are intense aromas of citrus and passion fruit, with herbals notes of sage and basil. The wine has excellent balance in the mouth and showcases a rounded, fuller style of Sauvignon Blanc displaying the freshness that is characteristic of this region. The finish is long and lingering.
Food Suggestion: Delicious with a meaty white fish or a goats cheese salad.
