Manufacturer: Livon

GENERAL DATA:
Vineyard: Valbuins located at Ruttars in the municipality of Dolegna del Collio.

Kind of ground: Marls and clays.

Grape: Sauvignon Blanc.

Vines per hectare: 8000.

Type of culitivation: Guyot.

VINIFICATION AND REFINING:
The grapes are harvested entirely by hand using boxes, steeped in a cold horizontal press for eight hours and the must is cleaned through settling. The fermentation takes place 100% in steel at a controlled temperature of 14-16°C. When the fermentation is over, the product thus obtained is not poured off and therefore remains in the same containers to mature for about eight months at a constant temperature. At the end of this period, the wine is bottled. There follows a further long period of refining in the bottle before the wine is distributed.

ORGANOLEPTIC CHARACTERISTICS:
Straw-yellow in color with greenish reflections. It has an intense bouquet, recalling green pepper, sage, peach and tomato leaves; full-bodied, dry, soft, it has a long aromatic finish.

FURTHER INFORMATION:
Drink with: vegetable-based first courses, fish in general and particularly lobster, dishes with asparagus and sweet peppers.

Longevity: 6-10 years.

Serve at: 12-13°C.

PRIZES AND AWARDS:
• TRE BICCHIERI “Gambero Rosso” 1998:
Vintage 1996
• CINQUE GRAPPOLI Guida “Duemilavini” A.I.S.:
Vintage 2002
• QUATTRO GRAPPOLI Guida “Duemilavini” A.I.S.:
Vintage 1999-2003-2004-2005
• 84 punti “Migliori vini italiani - Luca Maroni” 2011:
Vintage 2009