Winemaker Notes
This Sauvignon Blanc displays a clear, golden yellow color and an alluring, intense bouquet with aromas of papaya, mango, ripe pineapple, dried yellow roses, acacia, honey, candied lemons, tangerine, vanilla, anise, butter dough, thyme, and a subtle note of white pepper. On the palate, it is vibrant and intense, with an oily texture balanced by refreshing minerality and a pleasant saline finish. Notes of tropical fruit, sweet spices, and a hint of caramel make this wine an ideal pairing for Asian cuisine, sashimi, or dishes enhanced with yuzu citrus, as well as complex, haute-cuisine preparations with fish or white meats.
Professional Ratings
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James Suckling
A flavorful and spicy sauvignon showing some lovely complexity and texture. Medium- to full-bodied on the palate with a saline, spicy touch to the citrus and stones. Phenolic and tight in the finish. From organically grown grapes.
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Wine & Spirits
This wine is a bit more recognizable as sauvignon blanc than Ales Kristancic’s skin-macerated Veliko Sauvignon, yet it’s still distinctive for its creamy texture and rich flavors. It tastes of white grapefruit and apricot dusted with notes of brown spice and fresh chervil. For poultry.
Capable of a vast array of styles, Sauvignon Blanc is a crisp, refreshing variety that equally reflects both terroir and varietal character. Though it can vary depending on where it is grown, a couple of commonalities always exist—namely, zesty acidity and intense aromatics. This variety is of French provenance. Somm Secret—Along with Cabernet Franc, Sauvignon Blanc is a proud parent of Cabernet Sauvignon. That green bell pepper aroma that all three varieties share is no coincidence—it comes from a high concentration of pyrazines (herbaceous aromatic compounds) inherent to each member of the family.
A picturesque, eastern European wine growing nation, Slovenia can claim one of the most ancient winemaking cultures in all of Europe. Its history dates back to the Celts and Illyrians tribes, well before the Romans had any influence on France, Spain or Germany. But it wasn’t until the 1970s that Slovenia developed a more refined, private-sector wine industry.
Today it is a powerful source of some of the industry’s most important orange wines (whites made with extended skin contact); furthermore, fully three quarters of the country’s wine production is white.
Slovenian weather is continental with hot summers and cold, wet winters. It is divided into three wine regions: Podravje in Slovenia’s northeast; Primorska in its west, close to Italy; and Posavje in its southeast. These are further divided to nine wine districts.