Other

Sauvignon

Abbazia di Novacella

Alto Adige · Italy

Fact sheet

Type
Other
Grape
Sauvignon
Country
Italy
Region
Alto Adige
Appellation
Alto Adige
Body
medium
Acidity
high
Sweetness
dry

Food pairing

summer salads · white fish · seafood · fresh cheeses

Rated vintages

  • 201490 pts

    Polished and crisp, this offers enticing scents of cut grass, gooseberry, tomato vine and a whiff of green bell pepper. The racy palate offers peach, juicy nectarine, grapefruit and mineral alongside a backbone of vibrant acidity.

  • 201391 pts

    Vibrant and elegant, this opens with classic varietal aromas of elderberry flower, passion fruit, crushed tomato vine, dry hay and stone fruit. The linear palate delivers white peach, cantaloupe, juicy citrus and a vein of mineral alongside bright acidity.

  • 201288 pts

    Heady floral aromas of white spring flowers come with accents of exotic fruit and cut grass. The juicy fruit palate offers pineapple, mango and papaya. Crisp acidity leaves a clean finish.