“Saurint” Sauvignon Bianco Friuli Colli Orientali DOC 2023

Miani | Friuli
Miani | Via Peruzzi 10 | IT 33042 Buttrio

02040723 · 0,75 l · 145,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shippingavailable immediately
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There is one vineyard in Buttrio that carries the essential tension of this place like no other. Nine hectares, embedded in the larger Zitelle parcel, where the chalk colours the soil white and the Sauvignon develops a minerality that is reminiscent of the Loire and yet surpasses it – and yet surpasses it. This place is called Saurint, named after a family who once cultivated their vines here long before Enzo Pontoni arrived. The name remains as a reminder of those who laid the foundation stone. What Enzo produces from this site is considered by many to be Friuli's greatest Sauvignon, a statement that would sound like hubris elsewhere. Here it is simply the truth. The chalk veins in the subsoil give the wine that trembling tension, that electrifying minerality that cannot be created with any trick in the cellar. Fermented in French barriques, around 40 per cent of which are new, without malolactic fermentation in order to preserve the natural acidity. And like the other 2023s, Saurint is released a full year later than usual – enzo's clear answer to a world that wants to drink faster and faster.

Intense straw yellow colour with greenish-gold reflections. The nose is an interplay of tropical fruit and green apple, lemon zest and herbal notes – sage, a hint of tomato leaf, the classic signatures of the variety, here with crystalline clarity. The palate is characterised by an almost electrifying acidity that makes the mouth tingle, with a creamy texture and unexpected depth. You can taste the chalk in the final: salty, mineral, infinitely long. A wine that proves that Sauvignon Blanc can be far more than just a summer wine for the terrace – here it becomes a monument. SUPERIORE.DE