Description
Friuli Isonzo Sauvignon Picol 2017 Lis Neris
Variety: Sauvignon Blanc 100%
The vineyards are located in the municipality of San Lorenzo Isontino, at an average altitude of 60 meters above sea level. The soil is gravelly and calcareous. The average age of the vines is 25 years.
Alcoholic fermentation takes place in steel vats at a controlled temperature of 20-22 ° C, and partly in wooden barrels.
The refinement is consolidated in the same fermentation containers on the fine lees for 11 months months with repeated bâtonnage. After bottling and a brief refinement in the bottle, it is placed on the market.
Friuli Isonzo Sauvignon Picol 2017 Lis Neris
Straw yellow color.
The nose has aromas of celery, tomato leaf and white-paste fruit. Whirling the wine in the glass arrive, the golden apple, the white peach, the passion fruit split in half. Even the aromatic herbs with sage and small rosemary leaves enrich the complexity of the picture. Also notes of white flowers.
On the palate the balance between form and substance is fully achieved. The acidity brings a good contribution of salivation and draws it well upright. The minerality is noteworthy. Softness has an excellent consistency given by glycerine. After swallowing aromas of aromatic herbs reach the nasal receptors: the thyme is splendid. White peach and notes of split almond are added. The memory it leaves is persistent.
Overall it is an excellent interpretation of Italian Sauvignon Blanc, confirming itself year after year among the best in Italy.
Lis Neris is a family company, admirably managed by Alvaro Pecorari.
The wines are produced exclusively with grapes coming from the vineyards of the property and from some vines grown directly in the Slovenian territory. In the vineyard the fight against pests is conducted with biological systems, and the vast majority of operations are carried out manually.
The company can boast a control of carbon dioxide emissions, and in terms of energy uses solar energy captured and transformed by its own photovoltaic systems, resulting completely self-sufficient.
