“Salici” Sauvignon Bianco Friuli Colli Orientali DOC 2024

Ronco del Gnemiz | Friuli
Az. Ronco del Gnemiz Soc. Agr. | Via Ronchi 5 | IT 33048 San Giovanni al Natisone

02100824 · 0,75 l · 65,33 €/l · Price (DE) incl. VAT, excl. Shipping< 24 units available

On the hill of Rosazzo, where Augustinian monks were already making wine in the year 1000, lies a vineyard that understands Sauvignon like few others in Italy. Ronco del Gnemiz treats every parcel like a Grand Cru – not as a marketing slogan, but as a working philosophy. Serena Palazzolo and her husband Christian Patat, an Oenologist with a steady hand and a clear eye, have created something here that has become rare: wines that let their place speak for itself. Salici comes from a vineyard planted in 1997 on the lower slope, where lighter soils give the Sauvignon a different voice than on the heavy Ponca marls further up. The grapes are pressed as whole bunches, then the must ferments exclusively in wood – partly in barriques, partly in Liters barrels. No malolactic fermentation, no bâtonnage. Christian Patat leaves the wine alone for twelve months until it shows what it can do on its own.

Straw yellow with greenish reflections. The bouquet opens with sage and herbs, followed by white peach and a hint of flint. On the palate, Salici shows the bright acidity that makes Friuli so distinctive – fresh, mineral, with a fine texture from the wood ageing, which never pushes itself to the fore. The final is long, herbaceous, with a salty aftertaste reminiscent of the Adriatic breeze. A Sauvignon that tastes not of the Loire, not of New Zealand – but of Rosazzo. And that's exactly right. SUPERIORE.DE