The vine Sauvignon It is one of International grape varieties a White berry present mainly in the regions Friuli-Venezia Giulia and officially registered in National catalog of vine varieties from 1970. Its nationally cultivated area amounts to 3800 ha. The vine Sauvignon It is one of International grape varieties a White berry present mainly in the regions Friuli-Venezia Giulia and officially registered in National catalog of vine varieties from 1970. Its nationally cultivated area amounts to 3800 ha.
Sauvignon
Il vine Sauvignon together with Chardonnay it is the most widespread and famous white grape variety in the world, and some of it is obtained from it White wines best known and most sought after. The Sauvignon is a vine of French origin, and to be precise its cradle is the Loire Valley, especially near Sancerre e Pouilly-sur-loire, famous for its wine Pouilly smoke, but also the Bordeaux, in particular the area of Sauterne, where together with the Semillon and Muscadelle enters the composition of famous wine raisin botitrized. Its name derives from "sauvage" (wild) so the etymology would correspond to that of our Lambrusco (from the Latin "vitis labrusca", ie wild), with which there is in fact some distant affinity. There are at least two biotypes, the Small or yellow Sauvignon and Sauvignon thick the green, less widespread and which corresponds to the Sauvignonasse, vine more similar to Tocai Friulano.
Il Sauvignon it's a vine semi-aromatic, and its recognition is usually immediate with its known characteristics of gooseberry, nettles, moss and cat pee (typical of Sancerre and the central areas of the Loire Valley) as well as elder e tomato leaf. The Sauvignon rarely requires aging in wood and its extraordinary minerality gives life to wines of great depth, characterized by fresh notes of lime and grapefruit. It is also successfully grown in California, Australia e New Zealand. In Italy il Sauvignon has found its ideal environment on the marls and sandstones of the hills of Collio Goriziano and Friuli Orient Hills, where it dominates the scene together with the I touched Friulan, making these areas a must for any lover of White wines.
