Italo Cescon Il Tralcetto Sauvignon Friuli Grave IGT 2022

Fresh, savoury, captivating

Sauvignon Blanc

$54.00

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Tropical Fruit, Herbaceous, Mineral, and Floral, Creamy / Buttery

BODY: Medium -
DRYNESS: Dry
ACIDITY: High
TANNIN: Light
ALCOHOL (%): Pronounced (12-14%)

Origin: Fruli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Grape Varietals:

Sauvignon Blanc

Winemaking:
Organic
Destemmed, Crushed, and On Lees Ageing

Maturation: 7-12 Months Stainless Steel Tanks and Bottle Ageing

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Shellfish & grilled vegetables, Ravioli, Young cheese

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Vietnamese spring rolls, Popiah, Thai Papaya Salad

Italo Cescon

Started in 1957, they expanded to have vineyards in San Polo di Piave & Roncadelle, regions in Veneto, as well as Lombardy. Their signature mark is the knotting of a branch to the neck of the bottle, to represent something precious to be safegaurded.

Description

Italo Cescon Sauvignon Friuli Grave Il Tralcetto IGT 2022

Grape Varietals & Region: 100% Sauvignon from San Foca, where vines are planted on gravel & clay soils of alluvial origin.

Taste Profile: Straw yellow with greenish hue. Deep, fresh & aromatic, with driven by fresh guava, & grapefruit notes.. Elegant & harmonious body balanced by fresh citrus calamansi & savoury pepper notes

Winemaking Process: After crushing and destemming, follows a 10 hours cryomaceration. Gentle pressing produces run juice, which ferments on selected yeasts at controlled temperature of 12° C. 4 months ageing on yeasts comes first ranking and filtration. At last 3 months bottle refining

Bright & Mineral Whites

From the limestone character of Sancerre to the green, herbaceous Sauvignon Blanc of Marlborough, this style group often shows off cut grass and wet stone. Often associated with coastal regions or limestone based terroir, these wines are characterised with crisp acidity, mineraiity, citrus tones, with a hint of grassiness