Sauvignon Riserva Russiz Superiore 2020
Russiz Superiore

Sauvignon Riserva Russiz Superiore 2020

The Sauvignon Riserva di Russiz Superiore is one of the most important and intense expressions of the Collio winery. It is aged for 3 years in wood and steel, spreading an aromatic and intense olfactory bouquet, composed of notes of yellow pulp fruit, aromatic herbs, tomato leaves and soft mineral notes. The sip is enveloping, soft and very intense, with a typical aroma and a sapid-mineral trail

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Awards
2Gambero Rosso

Features

Denomination

Collio DOC

Vines

Sauvignon 100%

Tipologia

Alcohol content

13.5 %

Format

75 cl Bottle

Vinification

Harvest of 5% of overripe grapes, cold maceration and fermentation for 30% in oak barrels and for the remainder in steel tanks

Aging

36 months in steel tanks (70%) and wood barrels (30%), then at least 12 months in the bottle

Additional Notes

Contains sulfites

SAUVIGNON RISERVA RUSSIZ SUPERIORE 2020 DESCRIPTION

The Sauvignon Riserva Russiz Superiore is a aromatic and enveloping white wine, an elegant expression of one of the most historic wineries in Collio. The name Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore are well known to wine enthusiasts, and not only, companies capable like few others of honoring a territory with immense vocation, such as Collio Friulano, and especially of significantly increasing its prestige internationally. Today Roberto Felluga, son of Marco, leads both wineries with clear ideas and precise intentions, bottling liquids of great stylistic focus, both regarding the indigenous expressions of the territory and concerning the allochthonous grape varieties that have now become an integral part of the territory. Bottles dedicated to lovers of elegance or to newcomers discovering Italian cornerstones.

The Riserva Sauvignon is obtained from pure grapes of the same grape variety, coming from vineyards located in Capriva in Friuli at an altitude between 80 and 200 meters above sea level. In the vineyard, manual harvesting is carried out with great attention to the ripeness of the grapes, that are harvested with 5% overripe, while in the winery a third of the must is fermented in oak barrels while the remaining part in steel tanks. The liquid ages for three years on its own yeasts and for one year in bottle.

The Russiz Riserva Sauvignon presents itself in the glass with an intense straw-yellow color, edged with golden hues. An intense olfactory impact, ranging from herbaceous hints, such as sage and thyme, to fruity notes of apricot and peach, without neglecting an integrated and delicate mineral undertone. A caressing sip, endowed with beautiful softness and balance, and above all with a particularly persistent finish. An icon of Italian whites.

Colour

Golden with bright straw yellow reflections

Scent

Intense and aromatic, with notes of aromatic herbs, vegetal hints of pepper, ripe citrus fruits and mineral hints

Taste

Aromatic, intense, smooth and enveloping, crossed by mineral and savory trails

Temperature
12°-14°C
When to open
To enjoy it at its best, we recommend you to let the wine 'breathe' at least 15-30 minutes before serving
When to drink
Wine good to drink now, but that can have a beautiful evolution after resting for a while in your cellar
Glass
Large goblet
Perfect for white wines with good structure and intensity, which need oxygenation to open up and develop their intense and complex aromas
Longevity
You can cellar it for over 5 years
GuideYearScoreQuote
Gambero Rosso20202 / 3High Level Wine

Russiz Superiore

Foundation Year1270
Vineyard hectares50
Annual production170.000 bt
WinemakerAlessandro Sandrin, Roberto Felluga
AddressAzienda Vinicola Russiz Superiore, Via Russiz, 7 - 34070 Capriva del Friuli (GO)
Russiz Superiore

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